RE: A Miracle!!
October 25, 2009 at 3:48 pm
(This post was last modified: October 25, 2009 at 3:56 pm by rjh4 is back.)
(October 25, 2009 at 11:45 am)amw79 Wrote: I think the point was there there is no evidence (that I have ever seen/heard of) of amputees growing back limbs, and that all claimed 'miracles' turn out to be things that could have happened naturally.
I actually think you missed the point. Padriac said that even if he saw evidence of the growth of an amputated limb, or of a new eye in an empty socket, something that doesn't just happen, that even in the face of such evidence he would not necessarily conclude that "God did it". Now I myself am not ready to jump in and say that Solarwaves case is a miracle. I am merely saying that if your presuppositions do not allow miracles to begin with, you will never recognize actual evidence for a miracle even if it was staring you in the face.
(October 25, 2009 at 2:16 pm)Craveman Wrote: What about the other millions starving or sick people(Christians) in the world. Why don't God answer those? Surely asking for health and peace is a worthy request? If Jesus was consistant with answering prayers (the way he promises he would in the Bible), why not help ALL people?
The fact that there are starving people in the world is not evidence for or against Solarwave's case. It is irrelevant to it. I think that the only "God" you would accept is one that would do exacly what you would do because it sure sounds like you are arguing something like: If God really existed, He would surely do something. That something didn't happen. Therefore God does not really exist. I think I am going to start calling this the "If I was God" fallacy.
