(June 5, 2020 at 11:59 pm)Belacqua Wrote:(June 5, 2020 at 10:05 pm)chimp3 Wrote: One thing you notice about miracles is that they are always in somebodies favor. Jesus turning water into wine because the wedding planner skimped and the crowd was thirsty. Splitting the Sea at least in favor of the Hebrews. But what about miracles in favor of no one? What if some of the Wedding crowd were 6 months sober and in AA? What if Muhammed flew across Arabia on a winged horse? Then the horse in flight shit, the shit fell and turd fell from the sky and knocked over a lamp, and burned a family up? I can think of a multitude of scenarios where the miracle was not a positive event. You?
Turning Lot's wife into a pillar of salt seems not to have been in her favor.
No one said that a miracle necessarily has to favour the target OF that miracle. Maybe Lot's wife was a vicious old harridan and Lot was happy to be rid of her.
But your point is nevertheless well taken. In general use, the only difference between a miracle and a curse is point of view.
Boru
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