A question to atheists

[Pyrrho]

Aside from the fact that is it vague and could apply to pretty much anyone (and a believer will be motivated to try), just as robvalue states in his first two posts in this thread (posts 2 and 4), the same kind of thing is reported in pretty much all religions and all superstitions. This matters because they all use such things in an attempt at proving their favored religion or superstition is correct. But logically, it is quite impossible that they are all correct; either Mohammed is the prophet of God or he isn't, either Jesus is the son of God or he isn't, etc. So it is impossible that both Islam and Christianity are correct. But they both have countless examples of this foolishness that are used to "prove" they are correct. Therefore, these kinds of things cannot prove a religion is correct, because they all have this kind of "support."

You might also want to read Section X of David Hume's Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, as it deals with the subject of miracles, and explains why you should not believe in stories of miracles. But really, the specific situation that you are dealing with is covered by what robvalue has already stated.

If you do decide to read Hume, which you can find at:

http://oll.libertyfund.org/titles/341

the "real presence" to which he refers is about the Eucharist ceremony, in which, according to official Catholic doctrine to this day, the bread and wine literally turn into the body and blood of Jesus. Most protestants view it as metaphor and do not believe that the substance actually changes in the ceremony. But Catholics who actually believe all Catholic doctrine believe the substances literally change into bits of Jesus. If when reading Hume, you have any questions, feel free to either start a thread on Hume, or PM me.