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The fact is in order for a skeptic to dismiss miracles, they must literally accuse thousands upon thousands of people of either lying, or hallucinating. The probability of 100 percent of the witnesses matching this description is questionable at best. One example would be the documented miracle at Fatima where thousands of people saw the sun explode and then come back together. Skeptics argue that no one outside the area of the town recorded this but this is using the logical fallacy that absence of evidence is evidence of absence. Also, the probability of thousands of people lying needs to be called into question.
The fact is in order for a skeptic to dismiss miracles, they must literally accuse thousands upon thousands of people of either lying, or hallucinating. The probability of 100 percent of the witnesses matching this description is questionable at best. One example would be the documented miracle at Fatima where thousands of people saw the sun explode and then come back together. Skeptics argue that no one outside the area of the town recorded this but this is using the logical fallacy that absence of evidence is evidence of absence. Also, the probability of thousands of people lying needs to be called into question.
Some skeptics ask why God chooses not to cure amputees but this begins with the false assumption that God has never done this before. The fact is Jesus is historically documented in the Bible as reattaching an ear to a Roman soldier. Also, many of the lepers that Jesus chose to cure also had missing body parts. The amputee argument also ignores how losing a limb is not life-threatening. Also, if God chose to cure everyone then no one would ever die and God needs people to die so they can either be placed in Heaven or Hell. Another counter is that the amputee argument ignores the fact that God has inspired doctors to develop the technology for artificial limbs.
Some skeptics ask why God chooses not to cure amputees, but this begins with the false assumption that God has never done this before.
*Jesus is historically documented in the Bible as reattaching an ear to a Roman soldier.
*Many of the lepers that Jesus chose to cure also had missing body parts.
*The argument also ignores how losing a limb is not life-threatening.
*If God chose to cure everyone, then no one would ever die, and God needs people to die so they can either be placed in Heaven or Hell.
*The argument ignores the fact that God has inspired doctors to develop the technology for artificial limbs.
*Also, in most instances where the loss of limbs occurs, there is almost no one of faith in proximity willing to attempt to even try and amend the separated limb to the amputee. Therefore the opportunity for documented cases of this kind to occur is rare, though some such incidents have been reported in foreign countries. Jesus says, ''For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move.'' (Matthew 17:20).
=== Studies confirming the efficacy of prayer for Christians ===
=== Studies confirming the efficacy of prayer for Christians ===