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A miracle is defined by Merriam-Webster (1997) as "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs." | A miracle is defined by Merriam-Webster (1997) as "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs." | ||
| − | A purely scientific definition of a miracle is this: a net decrease in entropy. It follows from this definition that the greatest miracle would be the conversion of decaying matter to human life, as in the Resurrection. | + | A purely scientific definition of a miracle is this: a net decrease in [[entropy]]. It follows from this definition that the greatest miracle would be the conversion of decaying matter to human life, as in the Resurrection. |
Revision as of 04:50, February 1, 2007
A miracle is defined by Merriam-Webster (1997) as "an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs."
A purely scientific definition of a miracle is this: a net decrease in entropy. It follows from this definition that the greatest miracle would be the conversion of decaying matter to human life, as in the Resurrection.