It's just that we don't comprehend how they work to perceive them as anything else?
2007-10-22 06:10:59 · 15 answers · asked by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Anything that exists or happens in the universe must by definition be within the laws of the universe. Whether we understand it or not is another matter. I'm inclined to think the fact that we even exist is a miracle.
2007-10-22 06:39:20 · answer #1 · answered by Incognito 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think by definition a miracle is something that occurs outside the standing laws of the universe. It is, however, possible that something that we think is a miracle is, in fact, something with a scientific explanation that we simply don't yet understand. In that case it wouldn't really be a miracle.
However, I do not think we should doubt all miracles simply because its possible there's an answer out there that we just don't know. We do our best to investigate miraculous occurances. Our knowledge base grows every day. We aren't perfect. That's a fact no matter what you study, but all academics would be pointless if we always said "well, that might not be true because it's possible somewhere there is completely contrary information."
2007-10-22 13:17:54 · answer #2 · answered by Nightwind 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Depends what you call a miracle, the Sun rise, rain fall, help from a caring person, not really miracles and within the laws of the Universe. Raising the dead, turning water into wine, striking dead an innocent fig tree, all mythological stories that were made up and all violate the laws of nature, physics, and the Universe.
Have a real grateful day.
2007-10-22 13:17:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I believe that God has a far better understanding of the sciences than man has ever achieved. He can manipulate the elements in ways and manners and means which we haven't even considered.
In addition to that -- God is the ultimate law of the universe - and He cannot act contrary to that. God has often used the natural progression of things to bring about miracles [look at the progression of the plagues in Egypt for example]. Very nice question, though. One of my personal mantras is that I often don't even know all the questions I need to ask to begin to understand any given mystery -- especially those of God.
2007-10-22 14:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by strplng warrior mom 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that everything has a natural explanation. Some of them we just have not figured out yet. Like the twinkle in a young woman's eye.
Honestly though. every "Miracle" investigated so far has had a perfectly normal explanation, including fraud.
The miracles outside of natural explanations are almost never proposed by religions but are discovered and are being studied very hard by the sciences.
2007-10-22 13:21:15 · answer #5 · answered by Y!A-FOOL 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
No. Miracles are within the laws of the universe.
2007-10-22 13:15:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think it depends on how you define miracles. If you define a miracle as something that defies the laws of the universe, then miracles do not exist. If you define them as something we are not yet able to explain, then that is exactly what they are.
2007-10-22 13:15:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You're right. Somebody said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." What mankind developed so far is a technological civilization. In relation to our God-given potentials, we are far behind in developing a spiritual civilization.
2007-10-22 13:17:23 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
have we figured out all of the laws of the universe yet? I don't believe we have.
2007-10-22 13:14:18 · answer #9 · answered by Hope 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Miracles are random acts happening at coincidental times. If they were anything more, they would happen more often.
2007-10-22 13:15:34 · answer #10 · answered by Falling2Rust 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋