LEADER 03463nam 2200685 450 001 9910466016403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-54214-3 024 7 $a10.7312/shap17840 035 $a(CKB)3710000000776222 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001668306 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16456800 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001668306 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14998482 035 $a(PQKB)11494373 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4588621 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001666787 035 $a(DE-B1597)479868 035 $a(OCoLC)979574044 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231542142 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4588621 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11242261 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL959741 035 $a(OCoLC)956139692 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000776222 100 $a20160825h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe miracle myth $ewhy belief in the Resurrection and the supernatural Is unjustified /$fLarry Shapiro 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2016. 210 4$d©2016 215 $a1 online resource (189 pages) $cillustrations, tables 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-231-17840-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tPreface -- $tAcknowledgments -- $t1. Justified and Unjustified Belief -- $t2. Miracles -- $t3. Justifying Belief in Supernatural Causes -- $t4. Justifying Belief in Improbable Events -- $t5. Evidence for Miracles -- $t6. Jesus's Resurrection -- $t7. Should We Care That Beliefs in Miracles Are Unjustified? -- $tAppendix 1. What is Supernatural ? -- $tAppendix 2. Supernatural Causes -- $tNotes -- $tFurther Reading -- $tIndex 330 $aThere are many who believe Moses parted the Red Sea and Jesus came back from the dead. Others are certain that exorcisms occur, ghosts haunt attics, and the blessed can cure the terminally ill. Though miracles are immensely improbable, people have embraced them for millennia, seeing in them proof of a supernatural world that resists scientific explanation.Helping us to think more critically about our belief in the improbable, The Miracle Myth casts a skeptical eye on attempts to justify belief in the supernatural, laying bare the fallacies that such attempts commit. Through arguments and accessible analysis, Larry Shapiro sharpens our critical faculties so we become less susceptible to tales of myths and miracles and learn how, ultimately, to evaluate claims regarding vastly improbable events on our own. Shapiro acknowledges that belief in miracles could be harmless, but cautions against allowing such beliefs to guide how we live our lives. His investigation reminds us of the importance of evidence and rational thinking as we explore the unknown. 606 $aSupernatural 606 $aMiracles 606 $aBelief and doubt 606 $aCredulity 606 $aPsychology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSupernatural. 615 0$aMiracles. 615 0$aBelief and doubt. 615 0$aCredulity. 615 0$aPsychology. 676 $a202.117 700 $aShapiro$b Lawrence A.$0935805 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910466016403321 996 $aThe miracle myth$92471875 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01391nam 2200385 n 450 001 996386526903316 005 20221107234840.0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000615657 035 $a(EEBO)2240868331 035 $a(UnM)99840803 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000615657 100 $a19910305d1536 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|bb| 200 14$aThe hye way to the spyttell hous$b[electronic resource] $eCopland and the porter. Who so hath lust, or wyll leaue his thryft .. 210 $a[Enprynted at London $cIn the Fletestrete at ye Rose garland, by Robert Copland$d[1536?]] 215 $a[40] p. $cill., port 300 $aThe author's name, Robert Copland, appears in full on A1v. 300 $aAn adaptation of: Balsac, Robert de. Le chemin de l'ospital. 300 $aIn verse. 300 $aPrinter's name and address from colophon; publication date conjectured by STC. 300 $aSignatures: A-Eā“. 300 $aReproduction of the original in the British Library. 330 $aeebo-0018 700 $aCopland$b Robert$ffl. 1508-1547.$0845398 701 $aBalsac$b Robert de$fca. 1440-1503.$01010719 801 0$bCu-RivES 801 1$bCu-RivES 801 2$bUk-ES 801 2$bCStRLIN 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996386526903316 996 $aThe hye way to the spyttell hous$92339093 997 $aUNISA