Why believe in God?

Why believe that something was a miracle. if someone survives an illness that was 1 million to one against would you call it a miracle? it isn't a miracle it is just statistics. if the odds are 1 to a million some people would still beat them. otherwise it would be a certain thing not just unlikely event.

To quote the movie Bruce Almighty:

"Parting a soup is not a miracle, Bruce.
It?s a magic trick. A single mom, who?s working two jobs,
and still finds time to take her son to practice,
that?s a miracle. A teenager who says no to drugs
and yes to an education, that?s a miracle."

My point is even the simplest things are miracles. While parting soup (which is obviously a reference to Moses parting the Red Sea) is not a miracle is it IS a symbol of God's power.

but that's a film. It didn't happen.

but that's a film. It didn't happen.

It's called a metaphor.

Quote from: Eddy Baby on July 22, 2009, 03:06:40 PM

but that's a film. It didn't happen.

It's called a metaphor.

But then you are simply taking perfectly normal occurrences and claiming they have supernatural causes.

You are simply ignorant. Anyone with half a brain knows that all those things you claim are miracles were caused by magic fairy dust.

Quote from: Christianrocker90 on July 22, 2009, 03:09:31 PM

Quote from: Eddy Baby on July 22, 2009, 03:06:40 PM

but that's a film. It didn't happen.

It's called a metaphor.

But then you are simply taking perfectly normal occurrences and claiming they have supernatural causes.

You are simply ignorant. Anyone with half a brain knows that all those things you claim are miracles were caused by magic fairy dust.

I'm the ignorant one? I beg to differ.

Quote from: Eddy Baby on July 22, 2009, 03:06:40 PM

but that's a film. It didn't happen.

It's called a metaphor.

How can this metaphor be applied to real life?

Quote from: Christianrocker90 on July 22, 2009, 03:09:31 PM

Quote from: Eddy Baby on July 22, 2009, 03:06:40 PM

but that's a film. It didn't happen.

It's called a metaphor.

How can this metaphor be applied to real life?

Are you living in the real world or your own little one cause metaphors are applied to life everyday.

By definition, a mom taking their kid to soccer practice is not miraculous.  I think that the author of the movie was saying that taking a kid to practice is something that matters.  Parting soup is not.  In short, no, saying no to drugs is in fact not a miracle by any means.

By definition, a mom taking their kid to soccer practice is not miraculous.  I think that the author of the movie was saying that taking a kid to practice is something that matters.  Parting soup is not.  In short, no, saying no to drugs is in fact not a miracle by any means.

It's getting to be in this day and age 

Saying no to prescription drugs it probably a miracle but I doubt our little rocker here means that.

I'm the ignorant one? I beg to differ.

You need to read the book 'The God Delusion'. That is all really.