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Miracles Flashcards

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Miracles

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

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All powerful

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Keyword: Omniscient

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All knowing

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Keyword: Omnibenevolent

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All loving

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Keyword: Immanent

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God is active and involved in the world, proving that he cares for us.

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Keyword: Transcendent

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God is not involved in the world because He is outside of time and space. God is too complex for us to understand.

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Example of a miracle violating the laws of nature.

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Jesus walking on water breaks the laws of gravity.

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Example of a miracle being impossible.

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Statue of Virgin Mary crying is impossible but is reported to have happened all over the world.

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Example of a miracle being an act of God.

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The parting of the Red Sea.

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What do Muslims believe about miracles?

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Only Allah can perform miracles, the greatest being Allah giving people the Qur’an.

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What do Christians believe about miracles and God?

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God can perform miracles as many people have been cured at Lourdes (Sally McCloy). A blind man was reported to have been given back his sight at Lourdes.

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Which religions believe humans can perform miracles?

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Buddhists and Christians.

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What do Buddhists believe about humans and miracles?

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If a person lives a holy life, they can learn to perform miracles. For example, the founder of Buddhism, the Buddha, tamed a crazed elephant by putting his hands on it.

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What do Christians believe about humans and miracle?

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In the Bible, Jesus (a human) performed many miracles for example feeding the masses, curing people and coming back from the dead.

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What 6 things to miracles show God as?

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Trivial
Omnibenevolent
Unfair
Immanent
Omnipotent
Omniscient
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Why do miracles show God as Trivial?

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Why do miracles show God as Omnibenevolent?

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When God cures people at Lourdes, it shows he loves them and wants them to be healthy.

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Why do miracles show God as unfair?

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He only performs miracles to some people and not all.

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Why do miracles show God as Immanent?

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They show God is active in the world.

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Why do miracles show God as Omnipotent and Omniscient?

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He is not limited by the scientific laws.

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Where are 4 places miracles can be found?

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Scripture, History, Tradition, Experience.

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Examples of miracles in Scripture.

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Miracles found in holy books. For example God parting the Red Sea and Jesus rising from the dead are in the Bible.

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Examples of miracles from History.

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Richard D’Wyche blessing Droitwich salt pits to produce salt.

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Examples of miracles from Experience.

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Faith Healing at Lourdes.

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Examples of miracles from Tradition.

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Varanasi is a place where Hindu’s pilgrimage as they believe the God Shiva lived there. They bathe in the River Ganges to be rid of sin or to be cured.

Buddha tamed a crazed elephant.

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What example is given for the evidence of Miracles.

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Scientific study into healing power of prayer. 20 AIDS patients split into 2 groups. 10 prayed for by psychic healers 1,500 miles away, 10 not. After 6 months, 4 that weren’t prayed for died, and the group prayed for needed only 10 days treatment and contracted 13 AIDS related illnesses whereas the other group needed 68 days treatment and contracted 35 AIDS related illnesses.

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Who argues against existence of Miracles?

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David Hume

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What 4 arguments does Hume give?

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Never enough evidence.
Witnesses are uneducated.
Witness are unreliable.
Religions depend on miracles.

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David Hume: “Never enough evidence.” Explain.

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There is sufficient scientific proof that humans cannot fly or appear in to places at once so they cannot be accepted as miracles. Plus, 200,000 people go to Lourdes each year but only 66 “miracles” have occurred in 150 years.

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David Hume: “Witnesses are uneducated.” Explain.

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The witnesses of miracles are usually uneducated (St Bernadette) so have a lack of scientific understanding so cannot explain occurrences any other way.

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David Hume: “Witness are unreliable.” Explain.

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Witnesses of miracles wanted them to happen so their opinion is biased. Therefore they may exaggerate or lie about miracles happening.

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David Hume “Religions depend on miracles” Explain.

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Religions depend on miracles to prove their claims to be true, however not all the religions can be right so they must all be wrong.

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Problems with Humes arguments: “Never enough evidence.” Explain.

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Miracles are supposed to be a rare occurrence and break the laws of nature.

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Problems with Humes arguments: “The Witnesses are unreliable”. Explain.

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Events are researched and witnesses are interviewed to see if they are reliable before considered a miracle.

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Problems with Humes arguments: “The Witnesses are uneducated”. Explain.

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Many miracles have occurred to people with a high level of education.

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Problems with Humes arguments: “Religions depend on miracles”. Explain.

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religions don’t depend on miracles. Miracles just support the beliefs and teachings.

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