Miracles Quiz: Questions on Miraculous Events

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Understanding Miracles: Exploring Supernatural, Naturalistic, Philosophical, and Religious Perspectives

A miracle is an event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific laws and accordingly gets attributed to some supernatural or praeternatural cause.
Informally, English-speakers often use the word miracle to characterise any beneficial event that is statistically unlikely but not contrary to the laws of nature.
Statistically "impossible" events are often called miracles, but a colossal number of events happen every moment on Earth; thus, extremely unlikely coincidences also happen every moment.
A miracle is a phenomenon not explained by known laws of nature. Criteria for classifying an event as a miracle vary.
According to the philosopher David Hume, a miracle is "a transgression of a law of nature by a particular volition of the Deity, or by the interposition of some invisible agent".
The gospels record three sorts of miracles performed by Jesus: exorcisms, cures, and nature wonders.
The Catholic Church believes miracles are works of God, either directly, or through the prayers and intercessions of a specific saint or saints.
Before a person can be accepted as a saint, they must be posthumously confirmed to have performed two miracles.
The Catholic Church has listed several events as miracles, some of them occurring in modern times.
The Catholic Church also says that it maintains particularly stringent requirements in validating the miracle's authenticity.
Other religions, such as Buddhism, also have miracle stories and beliefs.
Miracles have been rationalized by some Christian theologians as reasonable and plausible.Miracles in Different Religious Traditions
Miracles are defined as supernatural events that occur in a religious context.
In Christianity, miracles are seen as acts of divine intervention that occur outside the natural order and are therefore considered extraordinary.
Thomas Aquinas divided miracles into three types: those that are beyond nature, those that are beyond nature but still possible, and those that are within nature but occur in an unusual way.
Evangelical Christians believe that miracles are still relevant and may occur in the lives of believers.
Hinduism sees miracles as episodes of liberation of the spirit, designed to bring spiritual liberation to those who witness or read about them.
Islam defines miracles as supernatural interventions in the lives of human beings and sees them as present in sacred history, in relation to Muhammad, and in relation to revelation.
Judaism sees miracles as supernatural events that occur in a religious context and are performed by individuals such as prophets.
Some people, such as Thomas Paine and Ethan Allen, have criticized belief in miracles, while others, such as Elbert Hubbard, have defined them in a more skeptical way.
Mathematician Charles Hermite believed that the correspondence between abstract mathematics and the physical world reveals the synthesis of the two.
Baden Powell believed that a belief in miracles would be entirely atheistic because it would break the lawful edicts that had been issued at Creation.

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Do you believe in miracles? Or are you skeptical about supernatural events? Take this quiz to explore different perspectives on miracles, including supernatural, naturalistic, philosophical, and religious viewpoints. Learn about the criteria for classifying an event as a miracle, the types of miracles in different religious traditions, and the debates surrounding belief in miracles. Expand your knowledge and challenge your beliefs with this thought-provoking quiz.