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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 4:40 pm
I see this as a problem of news media all too often using religious terminology over rational consideration. Perhaps we need more separation of church and news.
I was going to say that it's bound to get better as more secular youngsters grow into the editor's job and respond to some described "miracle" with "WTF?", but news is all about money and ratings and not about being thorough and correct.
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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 4:45 pm
It would seem, from reading the bible, that god would rather kill or have it's minions kill. I do not see it saving that one child. Now if god helped someone find a wallet ....
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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 5:24 pm
Makes me think of this woman:
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.
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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 5:29 pm
Miracle can be Any amazing or wonderful occurrence, not just a metaphysical event as the religious use the word.
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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 6:32 pm
(January 3, 2015 at 5:06 pm)abaris Wrote: Ah, that's where you misunderstand the message. He didn't save that one child, he killed all the others.
In other words, it missed one.
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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 6:40 pm
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2015 at 6:41 pm by IATIA.)
Miracle does get used out of religious context. Someone walking down the street with a bag of groceries, trips and falls, "It's a miracle you didn't break any eggs".
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RE: I hate the word "miracle".
January 3, 2015 at 6:41 pm
(This post was last modified: January 3, 2015 at 6:53 pm by TheRealJoeFish.)
(January 3, 2015 at 3:51 pm)Exian Wrote: Why don't they make the entire plane out of that kid?
Edited own post for being stupid and not making sense.
But seriously. Planes made of children. The next frontier.
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