{"id":41,"date":"2009-06-06T10:12:12","date_gmt":"2009-06-06T10:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/scienceandthesacred\/2009\/06\/does-science-have-room-for-miracles.html"},"modified":"2014-05-19T09:16:30","modified_gmt":"2014-05-19T13:16:30","slug":"does-science-have-room-for-miracles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/scienceandthesacred\/2009\/06\/does-science-have-room-for-miracles.html","title":{"rendered":"Does Science Have Room For Miracles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"image-question11-large.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/202\/import\/image-question11-large.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-center\" style=\"margin: 0pt auto 20px;text-align: center\" width=\"570\" height=\"244\" \/><\/span> <\/p>\n<div>If we accept a scientific view of the world in which fixed physical laws hold true, how can we believe in miracles?&nbsp; After all, miracles are a suspension or interruption of these laws by God.&nbsp; For example, is there a scientific way to explain the parting of the Red Sea?&nbsp; If so, does it cease to be a miracle?<\/p>\n<p>Francis engages the question in an interview with Dr. Robert Lawrence Kuhn of <i>Closer to Truth<\/i>.&nbsp; He cautions against overuse of the word &#8220;miracle.&#8221;&nbsp; For example, while beautiful and perhaps inspiring, the blooming of a flower is not miraculous, as a scientist can explain the precise genes and chemicals that cause the flower to bloom.&nbsp; However, Francis reminds us that while the prior of a true miracle &#8212; in which the physical laws really are suspended &#8212; is very, very low, it is not zero.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, Francis asks three questions.&nbsp; &#8220;Do you believe in God?&#8221;&nbsp; &#8220;Do you believe in a God who is at least in part outside of nature?&#8221;&nbsp; &#8220;Do you believe in a God who is still active in modern times?&#8221;&nbsp; If the answers are yes, miracles are only a short jump away.<\/p>\n<p>The full interview can be found on <i>Closer to Truth&#8217;s<\/i> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.closertotruth.com\/video-profile\/Arguing-God-from-Miracles-Revelations-Francis-S-Collins-\/224\">website<\/a>, along with a plethora of other interesting and insightful videos.&nbsp; For more on BioLogos and miracles, be sure to read <a href=\"http:\/\/biologos.org\/questions\/biologos-and-miracles\/\">Question 11<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If we accept a scientific view of the world in which fixed physical laws hold true, how can we believe in miracles?&nbsp; After all, miracles are a suspension or interruption of these laws by God.&nbsp; For example, is there a scientific way to explain the parting of the Red Sea?&nbsp; If so, does it cease&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-thoughts"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Does Science Have Room For Miracles? 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