Category: Philosophy

Assessing Miracles

[Posted on: 03 January 2025 by Richard Worsley]

Assessing Miracles

In this video and the associated article, Richard addresses the issue of assessing/weighing miracles. We are faced with an abundance of modern miracles providing clear evidence for the existence and work of God, and yet at the same time there are false teachers who are performing miracles by the work of Satan. We need to be equipped to be able to make correct and proper discernment when faced with this situations.

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The Argument for Modern Miracles

[Posted on: 16 December 2024 by Richard Worsley]

The argument for Modern Miracles

This video follows on from Richard’s other videos on this particular subject, and the associated article is an introduction to the Masters Degree that Richard is currently undertaking. As in previous videos, Richard stresses the importance of modern miracles as overwhelming evidence in favour fo the existence of God.

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Philosophy’s Responsibility to the Academic Community

[Posted on: 12 November 2024 by Richard Worsley]

Philosophy’s responsibility to the academic community

Is there a god? In this video, Richard discusses how the answer to this question is foundational to any academic thinking, first and foremost in the area of philosophy, but also in every other academic discipline, and goes on to discuss some of the implications of this.

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The Academic Response to Creation Science

[Posted on: 09 November 2024 by Richard Worsley]

The academic response to Creation Science

In order to critique something, particularly in academic circles, it is absolutely essential that the material under scrutiny is thoroughly read and researched. In this video and article, Richard raises concern about that way in which academic research by opponents of creationist thinking sadly fails in many cases to engage properly with the works of creation science.

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125 Miracles

[Posted on: 23 October 2024 by Richard Worsley]

A list of 125 miracles

In this video, Richard introduces a paper which lists 125 miracles that have been documented, which are backed up by medical records both before and after, and which have also taken place in the context of Christian prayer.

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Miracles – Response to David Hume

[Posted on: 20 October 2024 by Richard Worsley]

A critique of David Hume’s argument against miracles

The 18th Century Scottish philosopher David Hume is known for his opposition to belief in divine miracles. In this video, Richard introduces an article in which he responds to Hume’s objections on the subject.

(Image from http://curiousedinburgh.org/ under CC Licence 4.0.)

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Modern Miracles and Divine Revelation

[Posted on: 18 October 2024 by Richard Worsley]

Modern miracles and divine revelation

In this video and article, Richard stresses the importance of miracles, both Biblical and modern, as an authentication of God as revealed to us in the Bible.

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Modern Miracles

[Posted on: 13 October 2024 by Richard Worsley]

Draft proposal for a PhD on Modern Miracles

A key question for determining our whole way of thinking must be that of “is there a god?”. In this video and article, Richard beins to address this issue and how miracles, particularly modern miracles, may give us the key evidence to answer this question.

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Miracles as Authentication of the Bible

[Posted on: 11 October 2024 by Richard Worsley]

Miracles as an authentication of the Bible as a revelation from God

In this video and the two articles, Richard looks at the subject of miracles and how they defend the authority of the Bible as a revelation from God.

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Pascal’s Wager and Modern Miracles

[Posted on: 10 October 2024 by Richard Worsley]

Pascal’s Wager and modern miracles

In this video, Richard intruduces his own MA Dissertation about Pascal’s Wager (very detailed), along with a further article of his own, containing further reflections on the subject in the light of modern miracles (much shorter). He draws an analogy between making a decision for or against God with the making of a risk assessment.

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