Miracles

Miracles. Randall Niles examines the classic arguments for and against the possibility of miracles.

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Education

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• Miracles
• Supernatural
• God
• Science
• Philosophy
• Truth
• Randall Niles
• David Hume

[Liemann]

Religion is bullshit.

[reflect7]

What do you believe in?

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[Chemistryisthegame]

@reflect7 Nothing. Do you know anything about the universe you live in?

[Chemistryisthegame]

@reflect7 Nothing.

[jfinite]

If god can counteract the laws he established at any moment, then what good are the laws? If truly ANYTHING is possible, then at any point in time we can expect water to turn into wine, seas to part, universes to spring up out of nothing, etc.

What is a miracle? If it's possible for water to turn into wine, then that moves that action from the realm of impossibility to possible, yes? So that's no longer a miracle, right?

[jfinite]

What in the world does this statement mean? 'If you believe in special creation, miracles are possible'. You mean because a person believes something, it changes the fundamental properties of the universe???

Everything you do operates within the law of gravity. Picking up a rock does not 'defeat' the law or invalidate it in any way. Your point here is mystifying.

[izaakrs]

You've missed the point that Hume is trying to make. He is not claiming that miracles definitely don't happen, but that it is irrational to believe that they do.

It is more likely that one of our barbarous ancestors was mistaken when they thought they saw a bloke walk around on water (or were told about a bloke walking around on water) than for the event to have actually occurred.

[joygarner]

turns out, the "laws of nature" aren't truly understood, so maybe 'miracles" are just another part of natural law.

[Liemann]

In case you haven't figured that out it's the fanatics that claim 2012 is the end of the world, not science.. Whether or not these fanatics are religious in any way i'll leave unsaid.

[yantski]

Religion IS bullshit! But faith in God, and a relationship with Him is what it's all about. Religion is really a distraction from the true purpose of faithful living. Weak faith needs religion to comfort and protect. Stong faith needs nothing more than a relationship with God for comfort and protection.

With all the hypocracy and religious crap handed down through the ages, it is understandable why people turn away from God. I believe those who are responsible, will have to account for it.