2007-10-03 03:16:13 · 16 answers · asked by Eartha Q 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
In a way, isn't everything around us a miracle? Consider creation. But I think what you are looking for is when something happens that can only involve God's intervention.
2007-10-03 13:31:17 · answer #1 · answered by RB 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Phenomenon occur, we see then often. The term "miracle" attributes such events to a divinity. If one believes that ALL events are attributed to the actions of a divinity, then the question has no basis for a need to answer. If one is selective about the interactions between man and a divinity, then further examination is necessary. I think some form of criteria (not going to get into any polemic about theology) should be established. What is the phenomenon? ( A person considering the futility of life seeing a single blossom coming through the snow?). What is the Intent of the phenomenon? (Villagers witnessing tears on an Icon - promoting brief tourist activity before returning to its prior character?) What has changed due to it? (Battles won, conversions of governments?) I think the real question is not about phenomenon vs. Miracle, but rather the relationship one has with a perceived divinity. One man's phenomenon is another man's miracle.
2007-10-03 10:52:41 · answer #2 · answered by Lamar F 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A miracle has NO other explanation. A natural, but unusual event, is explainable.
2007-10-03 10:19:04 · answer #3 · answered by Kathy P-W 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Miracles do happen. Big ones, small ones, short ones, tall ones, etc. Of course, they seem very rare. They vary greatly in size and scope. They can happen within peoples' hearts and in their souls, and so many are hard to see & recognize.
Natural but unusual events happen in nature exclusively.
It depends on your definition of miracle. It depends on where you look and what you are expecting the miracle to be.
I believe that too many people go through their days oblivious to the miracles happening around them, and potential miracles within their abitity to complete. How sad?
You yourself could even be a miracle to someone without you even recognizing yourself as such. Miracles range from plain fun-enabling, encouraging, inspirational "luck" to awe-inspiring wonder. You have to be unjaded and have faith to be priviledged to see many of them.
2007-10-03 10:35:44 · answer #4 · answered by Joe H 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
natural, but unusual: Something that has a satisfactory explanation. ie: humans evolved from an ancestor that is shared by other primates via natural selection. It is unusual because the process is so slow it cannot be seen except in bacteria, so this is how we know.
miraculous: One day there was no life, and the next day there was. Until science has an explanation for this one, you could call it miraculous.
2007-10-03 10:25:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
The Webster dictionary defines it as "something wonderful; a wonder, a marvelous thing, something which seems to go beyond the known laws of nature and is held to be the act of a supernatural being; a supernatural event."
2007-10-03 10:19:59 · answer #6 · answered by Suzi♥Squirrel 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Easy: If the person viewing the event understands seventh grade science class, then it's a natural but unusual event. On the other hand, if the person has been brainwashed by a bunch of evagelical Christian wackos, then it's a miracle.
2007-10-03 10:19:26 · answer #7 · answered by JeffyB 7 · 1⤊ 4⤋
A miracle defies logic and cannot be explained by any laws of science known by man.
2007-10-03 10:19:02 · answer #8 · answered by Theresa 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If it feels like a miracle to you, then it is. If if feels natural but strange to you, then it is. Each person has to decide for them self.
2007-10-03 10:20:03 · answer #9 · answered by crazyravysmom 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
A miracle defies logical human explanation and UFOs are not included.
2007-10-03 10:55:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋