From: "Agnelo Fernandes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I cannot make anyone believe in anything, it is one's own prerogative
whether they want to believe or not. But I do fully agree and believe in
miracles. >> Isn't the Birth of a new life a miracle?
*** We do accept the possibility and the fact of miracles. Nobody is bound
to admit them. But one has to evaluate the evidence instead of denying
point-blank the fact of extraordinary phenomena. We believe in the
providential love of God and therefore, even trivial facts can be considered
"miracles" in the broad sense. Science will not come to our rescue in this
case. Bible would ascribe birth to God instead of secondary causes, that is,
to the parents. But when there are 'extraordinary, unexplained facts", then
Science and historical evidence are witnesses to them, yet Science will not
be able to explain them, simply because miracles transcend the natural
order. William Ockham applied his criterion of parsimony ('Ockham's razor')
to unnecessary beings, but accepted God, Trinity, miracles in the light of
Christian Revelation. My contention is that we cannot deny miracles in the
name of Science. Science tells us that something is 'extraordinary', Faith
tells us that it is a miracle, ascribable to God alone.
Regards.
Fr.Ivo
