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MrHambre
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Message 138 of 147 (167688)
12-13-2004 10:53 AM
Reply to: Message 137 by Phat
12-13-2004 9:57 AM


When Is a Miracle Not a Miracle?
Phatboy states:
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Don't try and explain God through the laws that He created. He is unprovable in all measure of science. He is not subject to some puny law that He made. When He rose from the Dead, He broke numerous natural laws. There is no reason to suggest that He is neatly within a natural explanation.
If natural law is not inviolable, then not only should realistic scientific endeavor be absolutely impossible, but the very notion of a 'miracle' (the temporary nullification of natural law) would be meaningless. Either certain things are possible or they're not, but saying that they are impossible unless God decides to do them is just too convenient.
As I've said many times before, natural law seems consistent and inviolable, which is just what we'd expect in a Godless universe. If there weren't this consistency (i.e. if the laws truly were subject to the fiddling of an omnipotent being), scientific inquiry would not be able to tell us so much about our world, our history, and our universe.
regards,
Esteban Hambre

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