On Miracles

On Miracle, I mean, on 'Intervention'

There's always an explanation for everything. It's just sometimes we are not ready to understand. An analogy that reinforces this thinking is the topic tackled in the 2nd chapter of A CASE FOR FAITH by Lee Strobel.

In that chapter, Lee Strobel tackles the very issue of science vs faith/miracle, and that one violates the other. In science, an object falls because of gravity and mass. There is gravitational force. No objections. We all agree.

Another scientific explanation why things fall is due to density. Less dense objects float over denser objects. A rubber band floats on water. A 'heavy' objects falls or sinks because it's denser (or its density is greater) than the densite of water. (Are you following?).

Now imagine an object suspended on air. Is that a miracle that one wants to believe? No! It can not be. It violates the law of gravity. It's against science. Surely, it's easy to dismiss. No, no one can float on WATER either -- unless he is God (someone will quickly say).

But it is not impossible that something will not fall. How? Someone/something 'intervenes' like if you a throw a stone, the possibilities are someone catches it on its way down (a person perhaps), or it lands on the roof of a vehicle, or flying object (a bird, a plane, etc) bumps into it and either hits it to delay its fall.

The thing is, SOMETHING intervenes.

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Some books that I've not finished reading (or keep reading) since last year

1. CASE FOR FAITH by Lee Strobel
2. CASE FOR CHRIST (same author)
3. THE FAITH EXPLAINED by Leo Trese
This is the only book I keep reading since college, especially during Lenten season.