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Originally Posted by Transient
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Originally Posted by jgoodguy
In modern times, I have observed an inflation of miracles where one Pentecostal or Charismatic church would experience a miracle only to have its surrounding churches experience more and better miracles. Miracles are easy to claim and difficult to refute and therefore one can see a lot of miracled occur in a short time. Given chaotic times, a oral tradition and competing Christian groups, the miracles attributed to Christ can be explained as social driven.
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We only have to look at the modern day Benny Hinn to see how people are so easily led along by hype. He has been exposed as a fraud and at best his "miracles" are dodgy and not confirmed. Benny Hinn himself says that he can't be bothered following them up and providing the media with any evidence of the miracles.
It's such a sham and yet he still draws thousands of worshipers.
With Benny Hinn we can see him on tv and sort of evaluate his character a bit. With "Jesus" we have to rely on people who we don't even know and have no way of ever knowing them. Why the heck should anyone trust what is written by other people that they don't know.
That's what is so good about science - it's repeatability - it is built on repeatability so that excludes whacky claims by whacky people.
Religion is built on non-repeatability of claims - totally hopeless system - only maintained by people who want to control others. |
Agree with the stipulation that there is money in those miracles. Money enough to live well without hard physical labor. Sometimes money to make one wealthy.
11-15-2009, 09:11 PM
