Khazeh wrote:
My dear Brother Brent, May I openly thank you for your postings
You know, one of the things that happened in Baha'i history is that the Baha'is
in Ishqabad, who had been attacked by Muslim mobs, spoke up at the trials of
the Muslims and requested the court to reduce their
Susan, what a beautiful concept you describe below. Your pre-modern mind was
always more open to miracles than mine, would that mine were more like yours!
Susan wrote:
I mentioned the Asharites who shared this perception. They saw existence as
made up of atoms, but these atoms were not
Brent,
Thanks for your kind comments (and for listening to me so thoughtfully). I am
meditating upon your thoughts as I work this week. Hopefully I will digest my
frustrations and get over them. ;-)))
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Applying the principle of Occam's razor, I like to use the simplest
explanation possible. If a natural explanation for something exists,
that is preferable to a more unlikely explanation that involves a
breaking of natural laws.
I think all of religion can be explained without the breaking of
I do not believe in what I call physical miracles; that is,
violations of the scientific laws of the universe (such as gravity).
That does not make spirituality and religion any less wonderful. Far from it.
This reminds me of poets who also know the scientific basis of beautiful
natural