I don't claim anything is a miracle, and I don't say that God gives anyone free will.
2007-06-11 09:53:49
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answered by Anonymous
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a miracle is something that happens without adequate explanation as to why or how it happened, and it is usually considered a positive occurence. What part of that requires a belief in some supernatural power? And why would you think that "God" is supernatural? or paranormal? or whatever the latest catch word is these days. "God" (for want of a better name) is of and in all things, "God" needn't "interfere" in the course of human events, "God" is part of the course of human events being a part of all humanity. And we, like "God" make choices on a daily basis. Why is this so hard for people to understand?
2007-06-11 09:59:02
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answered by essentiallysolo 7
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God is a supernatural power and does work miracles. I believe He works many miracles in our lives that we are not even aware of, like being protected from accidents on more occasions than we can count.
God gives us "free will" in our sphere of influence. We can make choices in that area. But many areas are beyond our influence. We can't change the weather for example.
You can choose if you want to surrender your life to God, or keep hanging with the crowd on the way to eternal destruction. That choice IS yours and you better make the right one.
Here is a link that explains free will a bit better than I can.
http://www.comereason.org/phil_qstn/phi037.asp
2007-06-11 14:54:50
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answered by Friend of Jesus 4
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I don't agree with the 2nd argument.
The first one is good, if god does not interfere with human events, then miracles are impossible. Makes sense.
As for the second one, the existence of a supernatural power responsible for miracles does not eliminate free will.
2007-06-11 09:55:08
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answered by 006 6
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Ok, God is a name, so you must capatilize it, and also, God does interfere with the course of human events, like with Noah. But the last part of your question makes no sense, just because God, or what you call "supernatural power," is active in our lives does not mean we are stripped of free will. I choose to follow God and his teachings, and others do not. Therefore, i have just proved your theory wrong. Both parties have chosen.
2007-06-11 09:57:04
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answered by pooey 2
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I think that the better question would be why don't people ever prevent wars and suffering. To prevent such things you'd have to get rid of us. Did you even know that? Men, greedy, wrathful, lying, ignorant. No war=no man And I love the reasons you all wish for a peaceful world also, so that you can overpopulate, enslave, f#ck and spread stds, and be rich and famous. It would be such a peaceful piece of sh#t wouldn't it? And then we can just all die, I can't wait to watch my family get sick and die if I don't go first if not something even worse than that. It's almost as if we needed to learn or something, learn how to be good. And let's face it, you don't want peace, to have true peace, equality and freedom you'd have to give certain things away, and there is almost no one willing to prevent the war caused by certain things. Look in the mirror for a change.
2016-05-17 10:44:53
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answered by ? 3
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I don't get the point of you last line about free will.So i will answer you only about the first part of your question.
The problem itself is that there is a contradiction between the thought of God not interfering with humanity and later on have miracles to happen,personal God experiences to appear in somebodies life etcetera.It sounds ridiculous to use one time he not interfering with us as an excuse for those bad things that use to happen from time to time,and assert God exists because you 'experienced' it in your live other times.Be consistent,my friend.
See ya!
2007-06-11 11:37:14
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answered by Dani 5
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The primary, or first, cause of everything that happens is God. In that sense, you can say that no one has free will. The secondary causes of everything that happens are our choices. In that sense, you can say that everyone has free will. Miracles are the supernatural interventions of God. In those instances, God is both the primary and the secondary causes.
2007-06-11 09:55:28
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answered by Anonymous
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I believe that we all have free will. up to a point. The closer you are to God, the clearer your path becomes. It's always there, we just go off track when we try to fight what we know is right. God guides us, just like any good father would do. Like we give our children choices to learn and grow and become independant, so does God. We give our children opportunities to learn thru their mistakes because we can't be there all the time for them and because we want them to become strong, confident and self assured. God could interfere and does when it is necessary as would any good parent, but he also steps back, to give us room to grown spiritually through our life...Hope this helps.
2007-06-11 09:58:08
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answered by Terry Ann 2
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Perhaps helping someone, and interfereing in thier free will are two different things. If I give you an electric toaster, so that you no longer have to toast your bread over an open fire, that is to help you make toast. If I tell you that you must eat toast today, and I make it for you, and set it down before you, then I have interefered with your free will instead of helping you. Can you understand the difference?
2007-06-11 09:53:58
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answered by beatlefan 7
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