> Dear Reflectorites,
>
> I believe we must always remember the contingency of natural laws.
> As a theist, I believe such laws are human descriptions of God's typical
> method of upholding and sustaining the universe. A miracle would be an
> "atypical" or "unprecedented" method of upholding and sustaining the
> universe. Of course, this is speaking from a human descriptive
> perspective. In either case, God's sustaining providence is active.
> Sometimes God reveals "why" He has operated in an unprecedented way, but
> we must allow that sometimes God may will to withhold that information.
> Since all is contingent on His will, who are we to second-guess what
> He does and does not explain?
>
> If we adopt this perspective, the notion of physical laws as
> "inviolable," or of miracles as "violations" of such laws evaporates.
Best wishes,
*** From David J. Tyler, CDT Department, Hollings Faculty,
Manchester Metropolitan University, UK.
Telephone: 0161-247-2636 ***