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    Supports→The evaluation of whether a miracle has occurred is sensitive to the prior probability that God exists

    The existence of God is the primary enabling condition for miracles

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    The evaluation of a serious cumulative argument for a particular miracle claim requires the consideration of historical details that go beyond the bounds of philosophy as a discipline (McGrew and McGrew 2009). But some general points regarding its structure are of philosophical interest. If the argument is categorical, then its conclusion is (at least) that, where “\(E\)” stands for the sum of the relevant evidence, \(P(M\mid E) \gt 0.5\). But where “\(G\)” stands for “God exists” (where “God” i

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