This thread focuses on the question of where the line can be drawn between true 'miracles," acts of divine providence," and mere "coincidence." To discern your own attitude to this important line, watch this mesmerizing video of 5 alleged "miracles" unfolding as they happened and share your reactions:
5 real miracles caught on camera - Bing video
Few people are aware of ongoing scientific research on faith-healing or consciousness changes that lead to the healing of incurable diseases. Here are just two examples for you to check out:
(2) A research professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Jeffrey Rediger. has written a ground-breaking new book entitled "Cured: The Life-Changing Science of Spontaneous Healing" on how many investigated patients with incurable diseases like pancreatic cancer are healed through key changes in consciousness and life habits. Watch Dr. Rediger's brief lecture on the state of such research and his own research discoveries:
jeffrey rediger youtube ted - Bing video
Of course, what modern medicine designates as spontaneous healing overlaps with what Christians call faith healing. So it is useful to invoke St. Augustine's standard early Christian understanding of "miracle: "Miracles are not contrary to Nature, but only contrary to our understanding of Nature." With that in mind, this thread will also explore the question of whether "miracles" are divinely intended as normative Christian experience.
5 real miracles caught on camera - Bing video
Few people are aware of ongoing scientific research on faith-healing or consciousness changes that lead to the healing of incurable diseases. Here are just two examples for you to check out:
(1) One impressive example of the scientific verification of miracles is the 40-member team of medical specialists whose thorough investigation has verified so many healings at Lourdes thought to be medically impossible:
Medical Bureau Confirms 69 Miracle Healings at Lourdes.
Medical Bureau Confirms 69 Miracle Healings at Lourdes.
(2) A research professor at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Jeffrey Rediger. has written a ground-breaking new book entitled "Cured: The Life-Changing Science of Spontaneous Healing" on how many investigated patients with incurable diseases like pancreatic cancer are healed through key changes in consciousness and life habits. Watch Dr. Rediger's brief lecture on the state of such research and his own research discoveries:
jeffrey rediger youtube ted - Bing video
Of course, what modern medicine designates as spontaneous healing overlaps with what Christians call faith healing. So it is useful to invoke St. Augustine's standard early Christian understanding of "miracle: "Miracles are not contrary to Nature, but only contrary to our understanding of Nature." With that in mind, this thread will also explore the question of whether "miracles" are divinely intended as normative Christian experience.
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