| superchunk said: I think there is evidence in the massive backlog of human spiritual experience. Literally every civilization has numerous ideologies and stories. I do think there is truth most stories. This is also hinted at the Noah story which is a common story shared by many different civilizations. Of course it can't be a literal global flood, but something had to have happened to drive so many common stories from so many different people and religions. You could argue that it is just one original story that was stolen and reused, but I still think it has truth at its core for some group of people. This vibrant and massive history, to me, is the evidence of some interaction. Even today, across the world over, you'll find stories of little miracles here and there from all aspects of people (religious or not). Things that have quotes from doctors or other professionals that they cannot state why the outcome happened as it should not have. Possibly just random chance or natural variation or possibly the influence of the something else. (these examples also demonstrate that no single religion is 'right' as these 'miracles' happen in all societies) |
I'm having trouble understanding why you think "most" stories are true, especially given the commonality of folklore in human history. If someone tells me that they saw a man do a superman flyover in NYC I'd be searching for a video of this awesome feat, I wouldn't simply believe this individual. I'm not sure if you're saying that you're gullible or that your standards for what you will believe are not very rigid.
When DNA was introduced in court for example, nearly 1/3rd of criminals convicted on eyewitnesses testimony were exonerated. Humans are not cameras, they have terrible memories and are terribly unobservant. Each time you access a memory it degrades.
I am interested in what you mean by this miracle stuff, mostly what you mean by miracle. To me a miracle is a suspension of the natural order. A planet suddenly zooming away from its galaxy at the speed of light and suddenly appearing in our Milky Way galaxy and in our very solar system. Something that violates the laws of physics. To my knowledge, no such event has ever taken place.
You also seem to be equivocating the inexplicable with the miraculous and I think that's an enormous mistake. Some time ago you'd be claiming that eclipses were miracles. We know better, and as we learn more the events people claim are miracles shrink to zero. The god of the gaps is fading away like casper.
I don't know what more to say. You mentioned you studied computer science so I'm dumbfounded by your willingness to embrace the stories of people over objective evidence. It's just not logical, nor prudent.
