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I would like to find out if maybe there is such a thing as miracles. Are there any quantifiable examples of miracles? If you want me to define what a miracle is I mean something happening that's actually impossible but still happened anyway maybe some examples to consider: the existence of reality *(either created out of nothing or had no beginning - entropy might make both of these impossible) language - it still works even though we have no access to the intention of meaning behind word choices of the speaker please don't focus too much on my examples I would like to see some cool links to possible miracles and stuff like that!
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Nope. Glad to be of service!
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May 17, 2016 22:51
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Who What Now posted:Nope. Glad to be of service! Are you sure though?
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May 17, 2016 22:52
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sex idiot posted:Are you sure though? Yup!
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May 17, 2016 22:54
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sex idiot posted:Are you sure though? Yep.
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May 17, 2016 22:55
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what makes you so sure?
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May 17, 2016 22:55
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sex idiot posted:what makes you so sure? So far every time a statue cries blood or someone starts bleeding from their hands or anything that looks like a miracle, it's been debunked. After a while you start to see a pattern.
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May 17, 2016 22:57
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If something happens, it's by definition possible for it to happen.
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May 17, 2016 22:57
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I am still on the fence. Can someone please give me a full write up on why miracles don't exist? Because honestly I was at the Cumby's this afternoon and someone left like 73 cents worth of gas left to pump and so I took it for myself. #blessed #miracleshappeneveryday
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May 17, 2016 22:57
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Donald Trump is the Republican presidential nominee. Now, I don't know if that's exactly a miracle, but it at minimum proves the efficacy of black magic. 
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May 17, 2016 22:59
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Starshark posted:So far every time a statue cries blood or someone starts bleeding from their hands or anything that looks like a miracle, it's been debunked. After a while you start to see a pattern. I'm not asking about those kind of religiousy type ones though I mean just like well this guy makes a good point Brainiac Five posted:If something happens, it's by definition possible for it to happen. but what about stuff that, whilst it has happened and is by definition possible, defies all current knowledge etc
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May 17, 2016 22:59
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sex idiot posted:but what about stuff that, whilst it has happened and is by definition possible, defies all current knowledge etc I don't know, what about that stuff?
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May 17, 2016 23:02
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sex idiot posted:but what about stuff that, whilst it has happened and is by definition possible, defies all current knowledge etc You can describe such things as miraculous if you like. It's probably not going to catch on because people use the alternate definition of "sudden, seemingly benevolent random or coincidental events" and that has a bit of a monopoly. It's also a definition that renders all "miracles" singular events because any repetition no longer defies current knowledge etc.
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May 17, 2016 23:04
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sex idiot posted:but what about stuff that, whilst it has happened and is by definition possible, defies all current knowledge etc Humanity are not arbiters of reality and we do not really create existence just by viewing it. Certain astrophysical events or even events such as life's creation currently defy our understanding, and may possibly do for quite some time, but there is of no doubt that they do happen. In a strict sense life from lifelessness may be the realm of 'miracles' but it is actually quantifiable and detectable, and more importantly, falsifiable (there are many systems that cannot sustain life, at all), so almost certainly has a definitive 'answer', we just don't really know what it is yet.
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May 17, 2016 23:22
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Rainbows can't be explained by science and are the best example of a miracle. But also the fact that boiling water freezes faster than cold water.
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May 17, 2016 23:30
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Nobody understands gravity. It's deep, man.
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May 17, 2016 23:32
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Ddraig posted:Nobody understands gravity. Gravity is what keeps Australians from falling off the earth. It's pretty well understood, I would say.
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May 17, 2016 23:34
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Why would gravity want to stop Australians falling off the Earth? WHERE ARE YOUR ANSWERS NOW, SCIENCE?!
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May 17, 2016 23:47
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-agl0pOQfs
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May 18, 2016 00:39
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Every drop of rain that falls in Sahara Desert says it all,
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May 18, 2016 00:56
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Crowsbeak posted:Every drop of rain that falls in Sahara Desert says it all, Is this from some lame song or something?
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May 18, 2016 01:39
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Who What Now posted:Is this from some lame song or something? All God's creations great and small, the Golden Gate and the Taj Mahal. Really its a miracle.
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May 18, 2016 01:48
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OP your worm lady avatar is creeping me out, please change it
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May 18, 2016 01:49
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Did anyone pray for a stupid thread?
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May 18, 2016 01:58
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eatenmyeyes posted:Did anyone pray for a stupid thread? No, but I know there are Miracles because I can see a million stars above me at night.
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May 18, 2016 02:00
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As in does God intervene in the world with supernatural powers? No, because God does not exist and supernatural is a synonym for nonexistent.
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May 18, 2016 02:07
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Crowsbeak posted:No, but I know there are Miracles because I can see a million stars above me at night. Unless you live alone in the wilderness I very much doubt that. Light pollution is a terrible thing.
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Who What Now posted:Unless you live alone in the wilderness I very much doubt that. Light pollution is a terrible thing. I might have to move heaven and earth To prove it to you, baby
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May 18, 2016 02:12
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Crowsbeak posted:I might have to move heaven and earth Ok, but please call ahead first so I can be ready when you do.
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May 18, 2016 02:13
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Who What Now posted:Ok, but please call ahead first so I can be ready when you do. There's enough miracles here to blow your brains ,I fed a fish to a pelican at Frisco bay
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May 18, 2016 02:17
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I've seen miracles every way, and I see miracles everyday. Oceans spanning beyond my sight and a million stars above them at night. So many miracles, the magic miracles.
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May 18, 2016 02:18
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eatenmyeyes posted:Did anyone pray for a stupid thread? I did but getting one is hardly a miracle. I basically just pray for stupid threads now out of politeness to God.
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May 18, 2016 02:20
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Who What Now posted:Unless you live alone in the wilderness I very much doubt that. Light pollution is a terrible thing. Even under the best conditions, you're only going to be able to see a couple thousand stars at once with your naked eye Not really a whole lot, if you think about it.
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May 18, 2016 02:21
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I seen a caterpillar turn into a butterfly Miracles aren't a thing to lie about people.
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May 18, 2016 02:27
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Wanamingo posted:Even under the best conditions, you're only going to be able to see a couple thousand stars at once with your naked eye I was being charitable and assuming he had a telescope with him, greatly increasing the number of potential stars seen.
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May 18, 2016 02:30
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Who What Now posted:I was being charitable and assuming he had a telescope with him, greatly increasing the number of potential stars seen. The wonders of the world, mysteries the most Just open your mind.
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May 18, 2016 02:33
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When God decides to give you cancer that doesn't quite kill you When God decides to have a truck run over your arm and rip it off instead of your head When God decides to make you want to kill yourself but makes you too much of a pussy to use a gun so you try eating an entire bottle of tylenol and wake up in a hospital with a completely destroyed liver When God decides to do anything that sucks less than the absolute maximum possible
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May 18, 2016 03:15
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Wulfolme posted:When God decides to do anything that sucks less than the absolute maximum possible When God decides to keep you alive even though that is definitely worse than being dead to you but much more preferable to your grandparents who don't really have to deal with whatever is horribly wrong with you but know deep in their hearts that it is all part of God's plan and don't have to emotionally deal with you being gone even though your life is torment
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May 18, 2016 03:17
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Has anyone said magnets yet?
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Wulfolme posted:When God decides to give you cancer that doesn't quite kill you Those are all miracles because you got another chance. Be thankful. Also when I see The Milky Way and loving shooting stars are another miracle.
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