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| + | <category name="Miracles are natural"> | ||
| + | Miracles follow the laws of nature | ||
| + | <p>Miracles don't contradict the laws of nature. Stories of miracles should be explained in ways that match the laws of nature.</p> | ||
| + | <opinion name="Timing"> | ||
| + | Miracles only have miraculous timing | ||
| + | <p>Miracles don't contravene the laws of nature, and can always be explained by physical non-miraculous phenomena. Miracles only appear to be miracles due to fortuitous timing.</p> | ||
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| + | <opinion name="Allegory"> | ||
| + | Miracles should be understood allegorically | ||
| + | <p>Miracles that contravene the laws of nature did not happen in reality, and stories that speak of them must be understood allegorically as making a moral statement.</p> | ||
| + | </opinion> | ||
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| + | <category name="Miracles are exceptions"> | ||
| + | Miracles are exceptions to the laws of nature | ||
| + | <p>While laws of nature exist, and Hashem generally does not interfere with them, He occasionally does make exceptions, and causes miracles.</p> | ||
| + | </category> | ||
| + | <category name="Nature is a miracle"> | ||
| + | Nature is entirely miraculous | ||
| + | <p>The laws of nature don't contradict miracles. The laws of nature need to be explained in a way that includes miracles.</p> | ||
| + | <opinion name="No nature"> | ||
| + | There are no laws of nature | ||
| + | <p>There are no "laws" of nature, since everything is caused directly by Hashem's will, and may change at His desire.</p> | ||
| + | </opinion> | ||
| + | <opinion name="Hard-coding"> | ||
| + | Miracles are hard-coded into the laws of nature | ||
| + | <p>The laws of nature were pre-designed at creation to include certain exceptions, which are viewed as miracles.</p> | ||
| + | <mekorot><multilink><a href="MishnaAvot5-6" data-aht="source">Mishna Avot</a><a href="MishnaAvot5-6" data-aht="source">Avot 5:6</a><a href="Mishna" data-aht="parshan">About the Mishna</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="BereshitRabbah5-5-6" data-aht="source">Bereshit Rabbah</a><a href="BereshitRabbah5-5-6" data-aht="source">5:5-6</a><a href="Bereshit Rabbah" data-aht="parshan">About Bereshit Rabbah</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="RambamCommentaryontheMishnaAvot5-6" data-aht="source">Rambam</a><a href="RambamCommentaryontheMishnaAvot5-6" data-aht="source">Commentary on the Mishna Avot 5:6</a><a href="R. Moshe b. Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Moshe b. Maimon</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
| + | </opinion> | ||
| + | </category> | ||
| + | </approaches> | ||
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Version as of 08:56, 14 October 2018
Miracles
Exegetical Approaches
Miracles follow the laws of nature
Miracles don't contradict the laws of nature. Stories of miracles should be explained in ways that match the laws of nature.
Miracles only have miraculous timing
Miracles don't contravene the laws of nature, and can always be explained by physical non-miraculous phenomena. Miracles only appear to be miracles due to fortuitous timing.
Miracles should be understood allegorically
Miracles that contravene the laws of nature did not happen in reality, and stories that speak of them must be understood allegorically as making a moral statement.
Miracles are exceptions to the laws of nature
While laws of nature exist, and Hashem generally does not interfere with them, He occasionally does make exceptions, and causes miracles.
Nature is entirely miraculous
The laws of nature don't contradict miracles. The laws of nature need to be explained in a way that includes miracles.
There are no laws of nature
There are no "laws" of nature, since everything is caused directly by Hashem's will, and may change at His desire.
Miracles are hard-coded into the laws of nature
The laws of nature were pre-designed at creation to include certain exceptions, which are viewed as miracles.
