“He who will please the crowd and for the sake of the most ephemeral renown will either proclaim those things which nature does not display or even will publish genuine miracles of nature without regard to deeper causes is a spiritually corrupt person... With the best of intentions I publicly speak to the crowd (which is eager for things new) on the subject of what is to come.” PersonsDoeSpeakCausesSubjectsPleaseMiracleRegardIntentionSakeCrowdsDeeperGenuineDisplayPublishEphemeralRenown Author:Johannes Kepler
“There is nothing in the nature of a miracle that should render it incredible:;: its credibility depends upon the nature of the evidence by which it is supported. An event of extreme probability will not necessarily command our belief unless upon a sufficiency of proof; and so an event which we may regard as highly improbable may command our belief if it is sustained by sufficient evidence. So that the credibility or incredibility of an event does not rest upon the nature of the event itself, but depends upon the nature and sufficiency of the proof which sustains it.” IfsShouldMayDoeBeliefEventsDependsEvidenceMiracleRegardIncrediblesExtremesProofCommandSufficientProbabilityCredibilityImprobableSufficiency Book:Passages from the Life of a Philosopher Source: Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
“I have always been an impassioned advocate for the works of Shakespeare. I regard him as one of the most complete miracles of his or any other age.” AgeMiracleRegardImpassioned Author:Stephen Fry
“A miracle is a supernatural event, whose antecedent forces are beyond our finite vision, whose design is the display of almighty power for the accomplishment of almighty purposes, and whose immediate result, as regards man, is his recognition of God as the Supreme Ruler of all things, and of His will as the only supreme law.” MenLawPurposeForceResultsVisionEventsDesignAll ThingsMiracleRegardSupremeRecognitionAccomplishmentDisplayRulersAlmightyFinite Author:Abbott Eliot Kittredge
“But if we admit God, must we admit Miracle? Indeed, indeed, you have no security against it. That is the bargain. Theology says to you in effect, 'Admit God and with Him the risk of a few miracles, and I in return will ratify your faith in uniformity as regards the overwhelming majority of events.” IfsRiskEffectsSecurityEventsReturnMiracleRegardMajorityTheologyOverwhelmingBargainsUniformity Author:C. S. Lewis
“Science is only truly consistent with an atheistic worldview with regards to the claimed miracles of the gods of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.” ChristianityMiracleRegardIslamConsistentJudaismWorldviewAtheisticChristianity And Islam Author:Lawrence M. Krauss
“I realize the odds, and science, are against me. But science is not the total answer; this I know, this I have learned in my lifetime. And that leaves me with the belief that miracles, no matter how inexplicable or unbelievable, are real and can occur without regard to the natural order of things.” KnowsRealMatterOrderBeliefRealizingNaturalAnswersMiracleRegardLifetimeOddsI Have LearnedUnbelievableLeaving MeInexplicableNatural Order Book:The Notebook Source: The Notebook
“Science is only truly consistent with an atheistic worldview with regards to the claimed miracles of the gods of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Moreover, the true believers in each of these faiths are atheists regarding the specific sacred tenets of all other faiths. Christianity rejects the proposition that the Quran contains the infallible words of the creator of the universe. Muslims and Jews reject the divinity of Jesus.” ReligionUniverseJesusChristianityAtheismMiracleRegardSacredIslamAtheistJewCreatorBelieverDivinityConsistentRejectsPropositionsJudaismWorldviewQuranInfallibleAtheisticTrue BelieverChristianity And Islam Author:Lawrence M. Krauss