One topic, one argument — asked three times. What must a miracle BE, can it be believed, and what is it FOR?
Is a miracle a real act of God that breaks the laws of nature — or an ordinary event that a believer reads religiously?
Every position in this topic lines up on the same axis — from a strong claim about the world (and maximum conflict with science) to a claim about the mind (and none at all). Pick a sub-topic, then tap a position to see what it claims and where it's strong or weak.
Tap a circle — or use Tab and Enter — to explore each position.
Top answers don't treat the three sub-topics separately. Three ideas run through all of them — spot the thread and you're writing at the top of the mark scheme.
Is 'miracle' a claim about the world, or about the mind of the person who sees it? Every position answers this first.
Natural laws only summarise what has been observed. So an 'exception' revises the law (Hick) — and 'violation' starts to look impossible by definition.
Why this survivor and not the other 91? Why nothing at Auschwitz? The problem of evil is the pressure behind Wiles — and behind Ward's reply.
The topic splits into three debates. They look different, but each is really asking what a miracle would have to be.
Everything for the topic, in one place. Open a sub-topic's lesson, booklet and podcast, and use the Philosopher Companion across all three.
LINKS list near the bottom, and paste each SharePoint share link once. Buttons with no link show as “Link not set”.
Use your resources in this order. The Philosopher Companion is where you learn to plan both question types.
One podcast per sub-topic — a teacher and student talk each view through to a judgement. Annotate as you listen.
Read the given text, write the key claims in your own words, then decide the strength and weakness you'd give each position.
In the Companion: match each term to its meaning, then use it in a sentence. RAG-rate the mastery checklist with the three faces.
Use the Companion frameworks and the guidance-left / your-turn-right scaffolds. Never evaluate what you haven't first explained.
A full review of 2Ph Miracles — understandings of miracle, Hume and Wiles, and the significance for religion. Best watched before you start revising, then again to check your recall.
Teacher: paste the YouTube link in the VIDEO_URL line near the bottom of this file. The player then appears here automatically.
Flip a card to check yourself. Switch between key terms (term → meaning) and positions (position → claim, strength & weakness), and filter by sub-topic.