"Of Miracles" by David Hume

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Yes, in fact I'd go further to say that one should never believe any supernatural claim at all, be it manifestation or causation. It seems to me it's impossible to pose any sort of claim with regard to the supernatural as a falsifiable position. We rely not on the observer's testimony, but their assessment of the supernatural. Seeing as no one is qualified to identify the supernatural, it is always reasonable to assume they have allowed their superstitions to run away with them.

I mean, I have people tell me they've seen a ghost. I say to them, how do you know it was a ghost? Guess what they say? "What else could it be?" Great. I'm expected to identify a potentially supernatural phenomena with only their testimony to go by, and if I as much as hint that I can't provide an answer, then they cling to their judgement.

If someone really has found a way to verify the supernatural, they have beaten all of science. Maybe they have. But much more likely, they have not.