| Lem_Nx said: @ The studies on prayer Why would any higher power give a damn about something as petty as a scientist trying to "disprove trough quantitative means" prayer? Bah, anyway, let me whip out my Divine Comedy and the argument brought up by Source of Faith: From the word of God. Proof of the Truth of Faith: The miracles that happened How do we Know that the Miracles Described Actually Occurred (if we have not seen them and only have scripture as proof, how can we be sure the scripture is true?): Had the miracles not happened, an even greater miracle would be required to explain how Christianity spread so far. Dante's genius gets me Giddy! |
Why would a higher power give a damn? We dont care much for the welfare of ants, and the difference between a higher power and humans would be much greater than that. So whats your argument, if you want God to heal you make sure nobody is watching?
Miracles as proof is not a logical arguent. First of all, all religions have miracles and they all cant be true. Perceived 'miracles' are often not miracles at all, just a normal cause and event. You state the the spread of Christianity is a miracle (ignoring Constantine's attempt to unite a socially falling empire with a single religion), but what about the spread of other religions? Islam grew at an enormous rate too, should we site that as proof of Islam? Scientology is also becoming quite popular.
