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Do you believe in miracles or is it irrational to do so?

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Are a commitment to science and a belief in miracles contradictory? Is it irrational to believe a supreme being defies the laws of physics?

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Let's get the basics out of the way first. It is not irrational to believe in miracles in the sense of believing in something contradictory, like a square circle. Nor is it irrational to believe in miracles because they purportedly break the "laws of nature." For a start, it is not always easy to identify what laws are being broken in specific reported cases, and our views of nature have changed anyway from the old view of the cosmos as a vast, law-like machine. Contemporary science suggests a more "organic" cosmos, including spontaneity and many phenomena that are natural but not easily described by laws, making it harder to specify a miracle as a law-breaking event. ... Read more

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