ion that throughout history many miracles have not had adequate credible human witnesses present, and then spoke of it. He also questions the soundness of claims made by those who had experienced or witnessed a miracle. Hume noted that a person's reputation was a factor in their credibility, and those holding great integrity may have surpassing testimony. Hume is persistent in asking for empirical proof to support miracles. Hume wonders whom to trust for empirical evidence. For example, he asks who is qualified and who has the authority to say who is qualified. As he asks these questions we can see there are no real answers, in which case, it tends to break the validity of the witnesses to the miracle.
             Another reason Hume refuted the validity of a miracle is that he views all of our beliefs, or what we choose to accept, or not accept, through past experience and what history dictates to us. Furthermore, he tends to discredit an individual by playing on a human beings consciousness or sense of reality. He notes that humans have rapacity for miracles, and achieve excitement and wonder through them. Even the individual who cannot enjo
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