Watson,
I am always open to new arguments for God. I liked being a believer, but the more knowledge I gained about how the world worked, other religions, occult experiments I conducted, and just paying attention to what the real cause of things are, the less I could hold my belief in God. My worldview has been theistic for most of my life. The idea of atheism just didn't compute. I find it very interesting that you started out atheist and somehow found God.
I didn't say that coincidences aren't miracles. They very well could be, but if there is a naturalistic explaination (chemotherapy curing cancer) then how is that miraculous? If there was a meta study done on cancer survivors that showed a positive corelation with prayer, that would be coincidental and miraculous as long as the difference between the no-pray and pray group was statistically significant beyond placebo effect. I would consider that miraculous even if both groups were under medical attention with similar levels of treatment.
Rhizo
I am always open to new arguments for God. I liked being a believer, but the more knowledge I gained about how the world worked, other religions, occult experiments I conducted, and just paying attention to what the real cause of things are, the less I could hold my belief in God. My worldview has been theistic for most of my life. The idea of atheism just didn't compute. I find it very interesting that you started out atheist and somehow found God.
I didn't say that coincidences aren't miracles. They very well could be, but if there is a naturalistic explaination (chemotherapy curing cancer) then how is that miraculous? If there was a meta study done on cancer survivors that showed a positive corelation with prayer, that would be coincidental and miraculous as long as the difference between the no-pray and pray group was statistically significant beyond placebo effect. I would consider that miraculous even if both groups were under medical attention with similar levels of treatment.
Rhizo
