Re: [asa] Miracle healing?

I often wonder whether my own skepticism at claims of miracles isn't fueled
in some ways by fear. It seems that most of the "miracle" stories I hear
about come from people I would frankly judge as not very sophisticated
intellectually or theologically. Maybe it's true that some of these stories
arise because the people involved are too credulous. But could it also be
that my supposedly superior education sometimes gets in the way of the
mysteries of faith experiences like miraculous healings? Am I sometimes
just too afraid of not being in control?

On Fri, May 23, 2008 at 9:47 PM, Jack <drsyme@cablespeed.com> wrote:

> BTW here is Dr Eggelston's definition of a miracle from another article.
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> "Nurses in the meantime had contacted Dr. Eggleston at another hospital.
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> He said he couldn't believe what he was hearing.
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> "I wanted to come by and see it with my own eyes," the doctor said. "I was
> certainly shocked. It's a miracle. The odds were certainly against her, and
> she prevailed against her odds."
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> He said the chances of someone surviving after three cardiac arrests in a
> 24-hour period, and with the heart stopped for such a prolonged time, are
> slim at best.
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> "Less than 10 percent," he said. "It's a low percentage. It's an amazing
> feat. Some things are out of doctors' and nurses' hands.""
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> 10 percent? I wouldnt call something with a chance of 10 percent as a
> miracle!
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christine Smith" <
> christine_mb_smith@yahoo.com>
> To: <asa@calvin.edu>
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 2:23 PM
> Subject: [asa] Miracle healing?
>
>
> I'm no doctor, but if rigor mortis really was setting
>> in and there was zero brain function, I don't see how
>> this couldn't be a true miracle :) --any doubters out
>> there want to put out an alternative explanation??
>> http://www.newsnet5.com/health/16363548/detail.html
>>
>> In Christ,
>> Christine (ASA member)
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