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IIIIITHE1IIIII on 06 May 2012
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mrstickball said:
IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

That is where you are wrong. There is an unimaginably small possibility that this will happen, and when it actually does it is often considered a miracle by believers. It wouldn't make sense if we noticed every single likely thing that happens, but the few extremely unlikely things that happens are so hard to understand that some people choose to explain them through an almighty deity, while others choose quantum mechanics or simply don't make up their mind and would rather remain unknowing than choose an unproven answer.

Then what is the percentage of it being possible through sheer chance? About 1 in 1 billion? I will admit that is a possibility, but then that also means there is a billion to 1 chance that it was indeed supernatural. I think I'd take those odds, which is why I believe supernatural events do occur.

If I took every story I've heard from people I trust - only people with sound minds and are trustworthy - I'd have more than a few of these "billion to one" stories. At some point, you stop trying to rationalize every situation and come to the conclusion that there may be more out there to believe in than no God existing, especially when the kinds of people that go through these events go through them somewhat often.


Bolded: Now you're making another mistake. If the chance of the event occuring is 1 in 1 billion, for instance, that still doesn't make it supernatural just because it's heavily unlikely.

If I throw a dice with one billion sides and number one ends out on top of the dice, it would still not be considered supernatural. But some people would become so stunned by the result (assuming that they placed their bet on number one) that they would like to thank God for the positive outcome. Throw the dice several billions of times and the result won't be shocking anymore.

Underlined: Of course you would. People does and sees billions of things throughout their lifetimes. At least a dozen events should end up unexplainable, which is where God fills their gap.

Italics: At some point, you start to ponder the fact that only religious people see these supernatural things. Do they (the supernatural events) hide once an atheist is nearby?