Arguments Against Miracles

[rationalnick]

Also, I was disturbed by his rationalization about the laws of thermodynamics... He made the argument that the law states that in any process, the total energy of the universe remains the same. This is the law that states that states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. However, he somehow made the logical jump to assume that the universe is not a closed system, and that, therefore, god can interfere and manipulate various elements of the universe without violating any of the natural laws because he is outside of the system. This to me makes no sense, but how you you create a cogent argument that shows to a person who believes this that it just isn't a rational argument?