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<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> | <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> | ||
+ | <mekorot>R. Saadia Gaon in <multilink><a href="IbnEzraBereshitFirstCommentary3-1" data-aht="source">Ibn Ezra</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshitFirstCommentary3-1" data-aht="source">Bereshit First Commentary 3:1</a><a href="IbnEzraBereshitSecondCommentary3-1" data-aht="source">Bereshit Second Commentary 3:1</a><a href="IbnEzraBemidbar22-28" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 22:28</a><a href="R. Avraham ibn Ezra" data-aht="parshan">About R. Avraham ibn Ezra</a></multilink></mekorot> | ||
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Version as of 09:43, 15 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 have scientific explanations
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 as allegories, dreams, or prophecies.
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.