miracle, do you believe in them

A "miracle" is an excuse to label a mundane event (that the 'labeler' usually doesn't realize is mundane) as being divine intervention (ignoring the fact that the existence of miracles directly contradicts the idea that humans have free will, another big 'talking point' of Christians). Miracles used to be awesome things. People wouldn't call seeing Jesus in an oil stain a miracle. No, the stories of old contain events that would deserve to be called "miracles"--the parting of a sea, feeding thousands of people with a few loaves of bread and a couple of fish, walking on water, etc. Of course, those are merely old legends, and it's likely none of those things ever happened. Today, since we have the resources to immediately debunk a claim similar to the above, Christian apologists seem resigned, in a way, to declaring much lesser things "miracles". Miracles are not longer the impossible, but the merely uncommon. Winning the lottery is more unlikely than some of the things Christians call "miracles" these days. To me, it's really a sign that the 'suspension of disbelief' is fading away. People are waking up, slowly but steadily. This old mysticism is gradually leaving, and the fact that people are realizing little by little that "miracle" is just a cop-out substituted for "I don't get it".

Do I believe in miracles? Yes, very strongly. See my comment under response #2.

I do believe miracles exist. I was diagnosed with cancer last year and within four months of treatments and prayers I was healed; there is no presence of the cancer in my body. I say that's a miracle. Recently my boyfriend was in the hospital with heart issues: they said he may need a transplant in a few years. But they did a surgery and now there is no need for a transplant, his heart is what it should be. again I consider another miracle. I think miracles are all around us, but we don't see them.

Yes,I am a Muslim and I do believe in miracles shown by Prophet Moses(pbuh),Prophet Jesus(pbuh),Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)and other Prophets of God Almighty.The Holy Quran says that the hand stick of Moses turned to be a big snake which had eaten up all other snakes produced by the magicians in front of Pharaoh.Similarly Jesus used to cure the blind and lepors.The final Prophet Muhammad(pbuh)had divided moon into two pieces.Mind You Prophets cannot show these miracles without consent and permission of God Almighty.The last divine book,the Holy Quran is also a live miracle.There are thousands of Muslims in all the countries who have remembered this big book by heart.No other book has this status.Even people having other mother tongues have done this...........