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    It is not the case that Swinburne argues that miracle testimony can itself serve as evidence for God's existence, making the relationship between theism and miracles mutually reinforcing rather than unidirectional.

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    • 1.Miracle testimony is inherently unreliable; human cognitive biases and misreporting are better explanations than violations of natural law.
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    • 2.The claim becomes circular: accepting miracles as evidence for God requires already having a theistic framework to interpret anomalies religiously.
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    • 3.Competing religions cite incompatible miracles as evidence for their gods, making the method systematically unable to adjudicate between worldviews.
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    • 1.Testimony of consistent, well-attested miracles provides empirical data independent of prior theological commitments about God's nature.
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    • 2.If God exists and acts in history, miracle reports should accumulate as evidence; dismissing all testimony begs the question against theism.
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    • 3.Bayesian reasoning allows prior probability of theism to rationally increase when miracle evidence emerges, creating legitimate mutual reinforcement.
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