On 7/19/07, Dawsonzhu@aol.com <Dawsonzhu@aol.com> wrote:
>
> Gregory Arago wrote:
>
> gates), is for our own good. Furthermore, even given the impossible odds
> that we didn't do something utterly dumb and short sighted, what about the
> core issue in scripture about faith? If it is as commonplace as running a
> toaster, is there any need to "trust in the Lord" anymore?
I think the way I would summarise it is that if it became commonplace and
predictable to perform "supernatural" acts then by definition, they would
not be super-natural. They would be natural. You could make measurements on
them derive laws, make predictions. The very definition of the word
super-natural precludes its exploration by naturalistic means.
I would further add to Wayne's comment about trusting in the Lord, that
werever we try to find some "proof" of the supernatural by (pseudo or
otherwise)-scientific means, we are looking for an excuse not to do it the
hard way (by faith). It should be "I believe, help thou mine unbelief", not
"I can produce scientific evidence to make believing easier".
Iain
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