Anonymous User Wrote:
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> As an atheist, why should I try to explain
> something for which there is not yet a scientific
> explanation?
Duh, Karen, by definition, a miracle is a supernatural event. Science deals solely with nature and not all of nature but only that part of nature that human senses can encounter. You are advocating the worldview known on this board as "Science-ism," i.e., the unjustifiable belief that the scientific method is the ultimate foundation of all knowledge. While that belief is insupportable, it is commonly held here. You will find, and please excuse the sexist terminology, much FELLOWship here among those who share your unjustiable beliefs.
> After all, some of Jesus' feats, if
> they are literally true and not just abstract
> parables, would be beyond our immediate
> comprehension, ...
Comprehension? No. Only to those whose view of reality is so stifled that it can only acknowledge what human senses can encounter and what the human intellect can analyze. I can fully comprehend the miracles because I don't limit my understanding of potential by your very narrow belief system.
> ...and although I wouldn't choose to
> call them miracles, I would certainly categorize
> them with the unsolved mysteries of the universe.
Just so you understand that your choice is based on a belief system that you can't justify.
>
> BTW, after I went through my disillusionment with
> and hartred of religion, I realized that Jesus,
> whether divine or not (please don't argue this
> point, the scope of this message is much broader),
> was a person of extraordinary values which every
> human should emulate.
Indeed He was all of that, at least.
> My opinion is that you
> needn't be religious or a Bible adherent to
> believe that Jesus was a rebel ahead of his time,
> who taught love and compassion to his fellow
> humans, and he still influences even non-believers
> like myself today.
What happened to His body, there, Karen? What flaws do you find with the Christian explanation? What better explanation can you offer, based on the facts available to us?