Miracles

Question 1

In the Muslim point of view can only god perform miracles or can humans too?

Answer 1

They believe only God can perform miracles , the greatest miracle in Islam is thought to be God giving the people the Qur’an.

Question 2

In the Christian point of view can only god perform miracles or can humans too?

Answer 2

They believe God performs miracles and in the Bible Jesus (a human) is reported to walk on water or feed 5000 people with just 5 loaves of bread and 2 fish and other miracles.

Question 3

In the Hindu point of view can humans perform miracles?

Answer 3

Yes Hindus believe that if a person obtains a ‘perfect’ level (called moksha) then then gain spiritual or mental powers - they can then perform miracles like levitation or predicting the future.

Question 4

How do miracles reveal God?

Answer 4

Show God is:

• Omnibenevolent
• Unfair as he doesn’t help some people at all
• Immanent
• Omniscient and omnipotent
• Trivial (useless) why does he perform useless miracles

Question 5

Give 3 examples of type of Miracles

Answer 5

Miracles from scripture
Miracles from history
Miracles from experience
Miracles from tradition

Question 6

What are Hume’s arguments against miracles?

Answer 6

• Never enough evidence
• Witnesses are uneducated
• Witnesses are unreliable
• Religions depends on miracles

Question 7

What are the problems with Hume’s arguments?

Answer 7

• Never enough evidence - miracles are a rare occurrence
• The witnesses are unreliable - events are researched and witnesses are interviewed to see if they are reliable
• Religions depend on miracles - many religions depend on teaching and faith

Question 8

What does miracle mean?

Answer 8

1. Something impossible
2. A violation of the laws of nature
3. An act of God