(March 24, 2013 at 3:02 am)jstrodel Wrote:Quote:Miracle:
n.
an event that is contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause
Prove the metaphysics implicit in this statement, that there are such things as "laws of nature".
m-w.com says this about miracle:
: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs
There is nothing contradictory about that. I also notice that you didn't give a citation for which dictionary you used. Did you just make the definition up and consider youself an authority?
An extraordinary event manifesting as divine intervention in human affairs=an event that is contrary to the established laws of nature and attributed to a supernatural cause.
The two are interchangeable, just different degrees on what is being emphasized and what is implied.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/miracle
Scroll down just a bit and presto.
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