Funny that you should mention miracles.
For one thing, people don’t just decide to miracle themselves; God does it for them.
Even if science can come up with a way to do those things, it would still not be possible for a person to decide it as an act of will; it would have to be done to them.
As far as science dealing with stuff like healings, they’re just catching up again. Healings have happened in the past. Healings are happening in the present and will continue.
I’ve mentioned my doctor friend who prays for those patients of his who wish it, and they get healed, verified by scans and tests.
My daughter got healed from allergies and asthma after getting prayed for, verified by medical tests.
I have other friends from church who have been prayed for and healed from diabetes and high cholesterol, cancer, a hole in the heart, etc, all verified by the medical community.
Does God heal every time? No. Does science have any cures for anything? No. It has treatments and generally they help, but do not cure. So science doesn’t really have anything up on God in that regard, either.
What science cannot do is deal with the deepest longings of the human heart. When I was at the end of myself and in despair, I turned to the God of the Bible who I wasn’t even sure existed. I told Him that if He was real and He could straighten out this mess of a life of mine, He could have it, and I told Him the same thing you said you would, that I’d become a missionary and go to Africa. (That was the most desperate thing that I could think of at the time. It was at the bottom of my THINGS TO DO list.)
Well, He took me up on part of that; He did straighten out my life but never demanded that I go to Africa, (much to my relief).
Well, He took me up on part of that; He did straighten out my life but never demanded that I go to Africa, (much to my relief).
That's fascinating. You made a deal with God, but then broke your end of the deal. I guess you think He'll just forget about it.
I hope in your business dealings with other people you treat them better than you treat God.
So, basically, you're chalking up spontaneous remissions to God.
Strange how God can cure allergies, asthma, diabetes, high cholesterol, cancer, and 'a hole in the heart' - all, except the hole (AFAIK), can be effected by diet, exercise, and spontaneous remission - yet seems unable to give a man a new set of legs, restore vision, or grow a new set of adult teeth.
I'll happily change the recipient of the miracled teeth to someone I know, if 'selfishness' matters. The person I'm thinking of lost them because of poor nutrition, due to neglect and abuse, during her childhood.
The offer will still stand.
Doesn't a part of your mind scream, "That doesn't make sense! God is all powerful! Why won't He do that?!"
You are an intelligent person. That is obvious. Why can't you see the glaring problem there?