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A miracle is an event attributed to a supernatural agent even if there is a naturalistic explanation for the event.

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How does the success of science offer an objection to religious miracles?

Until science fully explains the self, it is impossible for science to make the claim "miracles cannot occur," for there is a region of reality which they do not fully explain, so it would be folly to … Science has no problem saying "there are no miracles," and then changing their stance when proof of a miracle occurs. …
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Are there any proofs that miracles are impossible?

When discussing miracles, this can be difficult to do. Usually, when faced with such a question, I ask people to define "miracle." You were kind enough to already do that. … In all, I think the answer is that there is no proof that miracles are impossible. …
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Why cannot reports of a miracle overpower all our experience and laws of nature?

The Event can never overpower the contrary reasons because it came in the form of a report. It is always more believable that something statistically unlikely occurred than something "impossible" occ …
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Can Bayes' theorem be used non-fallaciously to argue for miracles?

So it's both an intuitive argument regarding miracles and witnesses and also a mathematically precise argument about algorithms and reconstructing images from VLBI data from radio telescopes. …
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