These are the standard objections to argument #9 on the list provided here...
- A miracle is an event whose only adequate explanation is the extraordinary and direct intervention of God.
- There are numerous well-attested miracles.
- Therefore, there are numerous events whose only adequate explanation is the extraordinary and direct intervention of God.
- Therefore God exists.
A miracle is defined as something that is not naturally possible (hence it is the result of supernatural intervention). This is impossible to demonstrate. Without an explanation of how it can be proven that a natural cause for an event is impossible, the argument fails.
Even if we assume for the sake of argument that a “miraculous” event is indeed exceptional enough to warrant an exceptional explanation, it cannot be assumed that this requires the existence of God. It could be argued that extraordinary events are caused by the incredible powers of human mind. This explanation is no less credible than the existence of the mind of a questionable God.
To propose one supernatural, paranormal, or unusual explanation for an exceptional event, one has to be willing to consider every other supernatural, paranormal, or unusual explanation. But how is it possible to compare all these different explanations? How can one reasonably support the idea that something
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