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To: js1138

Will watch later-

[[What would be a sound motive for accepting a miracle without investigation?]]

When the antiChrist is lying dead and stinking and rotting in the streets for 3 days, for all to witness, and rises from the dead-, and starts performing supernatural feats, I’d say that would be pretty strong motivation- also if someone lost hteir head, and someone restored it with just a word, and you or I witnessed it, I’d say it would be pretty strong reason to beleive. If you or I were to be around someone on a daily basis who was performing spontanious miracle after miracle, I woudl htink that it would be pretty strong reason to beleive- of course there will always be those that will not beleive even if they witnessed such events- thinking it all nothign but trickery.

While it’s good to be skeptical, there will come a time when these type miracle events occure that simpyl can’t be ignored


946 posted on 01/07/2009 10:25:02 AM PST by CottShop
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To: CottShop
also if someone lost hteir head, and someone restored it with just a word, and you or I witnessed it, I’d say it would be pretty strong reason to beleive

Depends on what you mean by witness.

Personally I'm more impressed by the precepts to love your neighbor and your enemy than I am by miracles. The precepts sound genuinely inspired. The miracles cannot reliably be distinguished from conjuring tricks.

948 posted on 01/07/2009 10:30:53 AM PST by js1138
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While it’s good to be skeptical, there will come a time when these type miracle events occure that simpyl can’t be ignored

Even if someone rises from the dead, those who don't want to believe, won't.

There are miracles today comparable to many of what Christ did, verified by medical tests and scans, and predictably, they are explained away as co-incidence, spontaneous remission (naturalistic), and errors in diagnosis.

The evidence is still out there.

1,127 posted on 01/08/2009 5:51:03 AM PST by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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