Mackie

• John Mackie speaks about a closed system idea of miracles
• Closed systems can be interupted

  • Body with a virus
  • The world with miracles
• Mackie is an atheist, so does not believe there is a God that can intervene
• "Miracle" is a part of colloquial language
• It's a real miracle if someone is talking about:

  • Something that has happened in the external world
  • The nature of the event
  • The (supernatural) cause of the event