A miracle is often defined as a supernatural act or an act of God. Sometimes it is defined more specifically and negatively as a violation of a natural law. In philosophy class, we discussed different philosophers' views on miracles. David Hume's critique of miracles included the criterion that for something to be considered a miracle, there must be a large group of credible witnesses to attest to its occurrence. Hume believes that miracles do not exist. If something supernatural happens, it's not really supernatural, it's part of nature, we just don't experience it often, so we think of it as supernatural or a miracle. Kant believes that miracles have no role to play except in the rise and spread of a religion. Kant says that miracles have no role to play in validating a religion since the truth of a religion can be provided by reason alone. The difference between Kant and Hume is that Kant resists the idea that miracles are a violation of the laws of nature and views them as outside the laws of nature. One of the most talked about Bible stories about miracles in the world....