[RobbyS]

I hate to use the word “miracle,” except as another word for evidence, or sign that leads beyond present science, or even contradicts it. . What I hate about Evolutionism is that it ignores the lack of unity among the scientific disciplines and turns a scientific theory into a kind of metaphysics, and it is not up to the task. It is one result of the failure of idealism to provide a metaphysic to replace Greek Metaphysics. On the other hand, it does understand that realism is the only basis for scientific work. Without realism we fall into skepticism and pace Dawkins et al. methodical doubt is fruitless unless it is founded on something analogous to realism, which gives us trust in our senses.

[CottShop]

[[I hate to use the word “miracle,” except as another word for evidence, or sign that leads beyond present science, or even contradicts it.]]

I agree- the word to use is ‘Supernatural’- if somethign simply is not possible naturally, then if it is present, it must have come about supernaturally- Evos try to claim nature is capable of supernatural acts (although they deny it’s supernatural, and wave it away by exclaiming ‘we just don’t know how, haven’t discovered how the thing could have occured yet’, but the reasonable mind will conclude there is enough biological, and chemical evidence to point ot the need for a supernatural intelligent designer- to come to a beyond reasonable doubt conclusion. When enough evidence is presented to show that something had to occure via a supernatural act, it hten becoems unreasonable to keep claiming nature was capable of violating it’s own precepts and principles. There MUST therefore be another explanation- but evos are loathe to ceede that nature is incapable of creation, and that a supernatural intelligent designer caused the acts.