Phat writes:
Just what is a miracle, anyway?
Good question, but I don't agree with that definition, as it related to this discussion (I think those definitions are the common use of the word miracle, as in "Miraculously, I didn't fail my exam", where miraculously could be replaced by 'amazingly' without any loss in meaning).
I'd say a miracle is a something that is "
contrary to the [known] laws of nature".
So, things like love, life and kindness are not miracles, because they are reasonably well explained by science. Neither would a tsunami occurring in the Red Sea to kill an Egyptian army, or a volcanic eruption near Sodom.
But, something as simple as turning water into wine (in the absence of a carbon source) would be a miracle to me.
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