Miracles

Question 1

Miracles

Answer 1

1. Something impossible
2. A violation of the laws of nature
3. An act of God

Question 2

Keyword: Omnipotent

Answer 2

All powerful

Question 3

Keyword: Omniscient

Answer 3

All knowing

Question 4

Keyword: Omnibenevolent

Answer 4

All loving

Question 5

Keyword: Immanent

Answer 5

God is active and involved in the world, proving that he cares for us.

Question 6

Keyword: Transcendent

Answer 6

God is not involved in the world because He is outside of time and space. God is too complex for us to understand.

Question 7

Example of a miracle violating the laws of nature.

Answer 7

Jesus walking on water breaks the laws of gravity.

Question 8

Example of a miracle being impossible.

Answer 8

Statue of Virgin Mary crying is impossible but is reported to have happened all over the world.

Question 9

Example of a miracle being an act of God.

Answer 9

The parting of the Red Sea.

Question 10

What do Muslims believe about miracles?

Answer 10

Only Allah can perform miracles, the greatest being Allah giving people the Qur’an.

Question 11

What do Christians believe about miracles and God?

Answer 11

God can perform miracles as many people have been cured at Lourdes (Sally McCloy). A blind man was reported to have been given back his sight at Lourdes.

Question 12

Which religions believe humans can perform miracles?

Answer 12

Buddhists and Christians.

Question 13

What do Buddhists believe about humans and miracles?

Answer 13

If a person lives a holy life, they can learn to perform miracles. For example, the founder of Buddhism, the Buddha, tamed a crazed elephant by putting his hands on it.

Question 14

What do Christians believe about humans and miracle?

Answer 14

In the Bible, Jesus (a human) performed many miracles for example feeding the masses, curing people and coming back from the dead.

Question 15

What 6 things to miracles show God as?

Answer 15

Trivial
Omnibenevolent
Unfair
Immanent
Omnipotent
Omniscient

Question 16

Why do miracles show God as Trivial?

Answer 16

……..

Question 17

Why do miracles show God as Omnibenevolent?

Answer 17

When God cures people at Lourdes, it shows he loves them and wants them to be healthy.

Question 18

Why do miracles show God as unfair?

Answer 18

He only performs miracles to some people and not all.

Question 19

Why do miracles show God as Immanent?

Answer 19

They show God is active in the world.

Question 20

Why do miracles show God as Omnipotent and Omniscient?

Answer 20

He is not limited by the scientific laws.

Question 21

Where are 4 places miracles can be found?

Answer 21

Scripture, History, Tradition, Experience.

Question 22

Examples of miracles in Scripture.

Answer 22

Miracles found in holy books. For example God parting the Red Sea and Jesus rising from the dead are in the Bible.

Question 23

Examples of miracles from History.

Answer 23

Richard D’Wyche blessing Droitwich salt pits to produce salt.

Question 24

Examples of miracles from Experience.

Answer 24

Faith Healing at Lourdes.

Question 25

Examples of miracles from Tradition.

Answer 25

Varanasi is a place where Hindu's pilgrimage as they believe the God Shiva lived there. They bathe in the River Ganges to be rid of sin or to be cured. Buddha tamed a crazed elephant.

Question 26

What example is given for the evidence of Miracles.

Answer 26

Scientific study into healing power of prayer. 20 AIDS patients split into 2 groups. 10 prayed for by psychic healers 1,500 miles away, 10 not. After 6 months, 4 that weren't prayed for died, and the group prayed for needed only 10 days treatment and contracted 13 AIDS related illnesses whereas the other group needed 68 days treatment and contracted 35 AIDS related illnesses.

Question 27

Who argues against existence of Miracles?

Answer 27

David Hume

Question 28

What 4 arguments does Hume give?

Answer 28

Never enough evidence. Witnesses are uneducated. Witness are unreliable. Religions depend on miracles.

Question 29

David Hume: "Never enough evidence." Explain.

Answer 29

There is sufficient scientific proof that humans cannot fly or appear in to places at once so they cannot be accepted as miracles. Plus, 200,000 people go to Lourdes each year but only 66 "miracles" have occurred in 150 years.

Question 30

David Hume: "Witnesses are uneducated." Explain.

Answer 30

The witnesses of miracles are usually uneducated (St Bernadette) so have a lack of scientific understanding so cannot explain occurrences any other way.

Question 31

David Hume: "Witness are unreliable." Explain.

Answer 31

Witnesses of miracles wanted them to happen so their opinion is biased. Therefore they may exaggerate or lie about miracles happening.

Question 32

David Hume "Religions depend on miracles" Explain.

Answer 32

Religions depend on miracles to prove their claims to be true, however not all the religions can be right so they must all be wrong.

Question 33

Problems with Humes arguments: "Never enough evidence." Explain.

Answer 33

Miracles are supposed to be a rare occurrence and break the laws of nature.

Question 34

Problems with Humes arguments: "The Witnesses are unreliable". Explain.

Answer 34

Events are researched and witnesses are interviewed to see if they are reliable before considered a miracle.

Question 35

Problems with Humes arguments: "The Witnesses are uneducated". Explain.

Answer 35

Many miracles have occurred to people with a high level of education.

Question 36

Problems with Humes arguments: "Religions depend on miracles". Explain.

Answer 36

religions don't depend on miracles. Miracles just support the beliefs and teachings.