If He doesn't exist, then how?

Question

Redoing this question b/c wasn't detailed enough last time.

How does a holy image suddenly appear in this world, with colors not available to mankind?
On December 9 (then the Feast of the Immaculate Conception), Our Blessed Mother appeared for the first time to a recent convert, St. Juan Diego, on Tepeyac Hill. She asked that a house be built on Tepeyac where she would hear the weeping and sorrow of all those who had confidence in her. She promised to remedy and alleviate all the sufferings and misfortunes of the people. She asked that this message be taken by St. Juan Diego to the Bishop. After returning to see the Bishop several times, St. Juan Diego was asked to bring proof that this message was authentic. After hearing the Bishop’s request, Mary instructed St. Juan Diego to climb to the top of Tepeyac Hill and there he would find a garden of flowers. He was to pick them and bring them to her. St. Juan Diego did as Our Lady requested, transporting the flowers, wrapped

The flowers, which were roses, would be the sign asked for by the Bishop as roses did not bloom on the arid hill in the middle of December. Furthermore these were Castillian roses, indigenous to Castille, the Spanish province where the Bishop was from.



The Miracle

When St. Juan Diego opened his tilma in the presence of the Bishop and several other witnesses, the roses fell to the floor and at the same time, the image of Our Lady appeared on the tilma. The Bishop fell to his knees, begging forgiveness for he had not believed. He took the tilma into his private chapel and placed it beside the Blessed Sacrament where he gave thanks and praise to the Lord for having been the recipient of such a wondrous gift. Within two weeks, the first humble house or temple was erected on Tepeyac Hill. Here, the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe would remain. Word of the apparitions spread and people flocked to see the image of Our Lady.

The tilma itself is made from the fibers of the maguey plant and does not last more than 25-40 years, yet after 469 years, the original tilma can still be found in perfect condition in the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Tepeyac. Scientific studies have determined that the image is not painted. The colors used to make the image cannot be identified by science. The eyes of Our Lady in the image have human qualities and reflections of those present in the room at the time of the apparition have been discovered in the inner eyes of the Virgin. Because Our Lady comes carrying the Christ Child in her womb, her image has become associated with the Pro-life movement.

http://www.sacred-destinations.com/mexico/images/mexico-city/basilica-guadalupe/icon-lg-pd.jpg

This is the image...kind of hard not to see Mary, isn't it?

Right...scam artists...how did they get colors not scientifically known to man?

Answer 1

The power of misinformation leads to the creation of miracles.

Answer 2

These miracles are abundant in the Catholic church and yet people do not believe. The Incorruptibles (bodies of Catholic saints that have not decayed in years) are another example, yet they do not believe. The holy image of Mary appeared on Juan Diego's cloak and is present in Mexico to this day, yet they do not believe. The awesome 'Miracle of the Sun' took place before 70,000 witnesses (atheists included) at Fatima in 1917 where the sun spun out of control, and the ground that was soggy wet from rain and soaked clothes, dried up in an instant. Yet they do not believe.

Answer 3

lol lol lol....That's just way too funny!!

"Scientific studies have determined that the image is not painted..."

I love the way the theists use "scientific" evidence to support their own stories!!


"how did they get colors not scientifically known to man?".....did you ever consider that this means DYES?? Not colours....we know every colour possible in the spectrum, and the image is pretty clearly teal & various tans/creams. I believe it means they don't don't how that particular DYE was created. So what?? Stop being such a sheep!!

oh man, my sides hurt...

there are some truly scary crazy people out there!

Answer 4

Our entire Spanish class was told this story and none of us believed it--nor did our Spanish teacher. She said, however, that going to Mexico and claiming it wasn't true could get you hurt, because of how fiercely people believed in this story there.

People will believe what they want to believe. They will also make up incredible stories for multiple reasons.

Hey, just because Harry Potter was written and thousands of children believe it to actually be true, does it really mean that it is true?

Answer 5

Some people go to any extent to milk the believers!
Its called scam and scam artists!

Answer 6

Dude, I got all tired and sleepy when I got to "available colors" or something.

Just let people do their thing and if they're not hurting anyone just do your thing. How hard is that really?

Answer 7

To expand on the reply from Eri... study psychology and philosophy. Therein ye shall find your answers.

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Answer 8

People will see what they want to see, and what amy be suggested to them. Ther are such things as coincidences.

Answer 9

It doesn't. People see what they want to see in things. And if you're looking for a religious figure everywhere you go, that's what you'll see. It's called paredolia.

Answer 10

I didn't feel it was important nor necessary to read all of that to answer your question.

If a god existed then don't you think a fair and loving god would present himself, why would "he" just remain aloof?