... cannot be explained empirically, scientists object to miracles because they violate the laws of nature. They object to the idea that the supernatural invades the natural. Thomas Merton described the closed system of modern science: "Science can do everything, science must be permitted to do everything it likes, science is infallible and impeccable, all ... , Macmillan, 1947. MacDonald, George, The Miracles of Our Lord, Howard Shaw Publishers, 1980. Trench, R. C., The Miracles of Our Lord, Appleton, 1870.
... cannot be explained empirically, scientists object to miracles because they violate the laws of nature. They object to the idea that the supernatural invades the natural. Thomas Merton described the closed system of modern science: "Science can do everything, science must be permitted to do everything it likes, science is infallible and impeccable, all ... , Macmillan, 1947. MacDonald, George, The Miracles of Our Lord, Howard Shaw Publishers, 1980. Trench, R. C., The Miracles of Our Lord, Appleton, 1870.
The Israelites were nomads. They lived in tents and when the time came to seek new grazing land they moved herds and houses at the same time. What they did for a living and how they lived were beautifully adapted to each other. After receiving the covenant of the Ten Commandments, Moses set aside one tent where the tribes would meet with God and remember and renew the covenant relationship. This was called the "Tent of Meeting," and it contained the Ark of the Covenant. It was "... a tent of meeting before ...
I was standing on a street corner. A man, slightly under the weather, came up and started talking, "Hey, buddy, you know that an alligator lays 10,000 eggs. And, you can depend on it." I didn’t reply, hoping he’d go away. But, "And, out of that, 9,000 float away. The fish eat ‘em." "So ..." I started. "And you can depend on it." He continued, "Out of the 1,000 left, other alligators eat up 900." Sarcastically I said, "And, I can depend on that, I suppose." "Yup, you sure can. Furthermore, of the 100 left, ...
