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What others say about Miracles - 3
- Contingency definition of miracles: Miracles are
signs from God; they are events of religious
significance. Tillich and Holland.
- For example, Jesus curing a person is a sign
of God's love for his people.
- religious significance=reveals
something about God.
- For example, Jesus curing a person is a sign
of God's love for his people.
- HOLLAND
- Holland's definition of miracles is the
contingency definition of miracles
- states that the word 'miracle' is applied to a set of
coincidental events that are given religious significance
and continue to have this significance after the event.
- Holland explains himself with a story of a boy and a train.
- Boy playing on the train rail is stuck, and there is a train approaching but can't stop in
time, amazingly it stops a few metres away ffrom the boy. Later they find the driver
fainted causing the train shut down.
- This event is natural but is seen as religiously significant by the mother. So
Holland argues that a coincidence can be seen as of religious significance.
- not about laws of nature being violated
or God intervening
- not about laws of nature being violated
or God intervening
- This event is natural but is seen as religiously significant by the mother. So
Holland argues that a coincidence can be seen as of religious significance.
- Boy playing on the train rail is stuck, and there is a train approaching but can't stop in
time, amazingly it stops a few metres away ffrom the boy. Later they find the driver
fainted causing the train shut down.
- Holland explains himself with a story of a boy and a train.
- states that the word 'miracle' is applied to a set of
coincidental events that are given religious significance
and continue to have this significance after the event.
- Holland's definition of miracles is the
contingency definition of miracles
- TILLICH
- Tillich supported the contingency definition of miracles and
said miracles were sign events
- something of religious significance and tells us something about God
- comes from miracles in Bible which are
signs
- Tillich says people care more about event of miracles than its message,
and so they overemphasise the event. E.g. Jesus healing a man was a sign
from God that he has authority to forgive sins.
- Miracles are astonishing but don't violate laws of nature
- Miracles have religious significance meaning they
reveal something about God.
- Also, this revelation of God is what
makes experience overwhelming for
people.
- Also, this revelation of God is what
makes experience overwhelming for
people.
- Miracles have religious significance meaning they
reveal something about God.
- Miracles are astonishing but don't violate laws of nature
- comes from miracles in Bible which are
signs
- something of religious significance and tells us something about God
- Tillich supported the contingency definition of miracles and
said miracles were sign events
- WILES
- Rejected idea of God acting in world and violating laws of nature
- According to Wiles, God is the creator and sustainer of the world.
- Believed there was a single miracle of creation and God's creation was good and so it didn't require intervention in the form of
miracles.
- Wiles arguments against miracles happening:
- If miracles are violations of laws of nature they would have to be rare
- Pattern of occurrence of miracles is rare
- If God could intervene, then why does he not prevent evil in the world e.g. Holocaust. This
would suggest his actions are arbitrary and trivial, so he wouldn't be omnipotent or good.
- If he does intervene, then we don't have free will, so there's no
explanation for evil in world except that God allows it to
happen.
- If he does intervene, then we don't have free will, so there's no
explanation for evil in world except that God allows it to
happen.
- If God could intervene, then why does he not prevent evil in the world e.g. Holocaust. This
would suggest his actions are arbitrary and trivial, so he wouldn't be omnipotent or good.
- Pattern of occurrence of miracles is rare
- If miracles are violations of laws of nature they would have to be rare
- Wiles arguments against miracles happening:
- Believed there was a single miracle of creation and God's creation was good and so it didn't require intervention in the form of
miracles.
- According to Wiles, God is the creator and sustainer of the world.
- Rejected idea of God acting in world and violating laws of nature
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