Are Miracles Impossible Because They Violate Natural Laws?

I Don't Have Enough FAITH to Be an ATHEIST

Dr. Frank Turek

Religion & Spirituality, Education, Christianity

4.8 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Are miracles possible? Many academics have ruled miracles out completely, claiming that miracles are a violation of the laws of nature. But is that conclusion reasonable?

In this week's podcast episode, Frank provides reasonable arguments to defend the possibility of miracles. There is a popular philosophical assumption among scholars such as Bart Ehrman and David Hume that supernatural intervention is impossible, leading many to only believe in material causes. As Frank reflects on philosophical ideas and specific examples in history and science, you'll see why miracles are not only possible, but at least likely to have occurred at various points in history. You'll hear Frank answer questions like:

How often do miracles occur in the Bible?
Are miracles a violation of natural laws?
What is the purpose of miracles in the Bible?
What two things must be established in order to prove Christianity is true?
What is the greatest miracle in the Bible?

To reject the possibility of miracles or the existence of God, you must concede that humans are nothing more than molecular machines or moist robots. Are you open to allowing a divine foot in the door?

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Resources mentioned in this episode:

Bart Ehrman & Justin Bass - Did Jesus of Nazareth rise from the dead? https://bit.ly/43FK4aA

Transcript

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0:00.0	Does truth exist?
0:03.3	Because you have faith, does that make this book cool?
0:05.6	Does God exist?
0:07.4	So when someone says there is no truth,
0:09.8	if you apply the claim to itself, what should you say?
0:12.6	Is that true?
0:15.2	They don't think Christianity is true.
0:17.7	They're talked out of it.
0:20.0	You know why they're talked out of it?
0:22.0	Because they've never been talked into it.
0:24.2	Cross-exemining skeptical and atheistic views.
0:27.8	Welcome to Cross-exemining with Dr. Frank Torek.
0:57.8	I'll be on day reasonable doubt that Christianity is true.
1:00.8	And of course we unpack this in great detail in the book.
1:04.6	I don't have enough faith to be an atheist.
1:08.3	The problem is today's modern mind does not believe miracles are possible.
1:14.3	So to try and establish that Jesus rose from the dead,
1:19.0	you're going to have people claim,
1:20.7	well, that's a violation of the laws of nature.
1:24.0	You can't have somebody rise from the dead.
1:27.0	That would go against science.
1:28.5	That would go against the laws of nature.
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