Are miracles – from the deist standpoint – possible?
You responded in kind that: “No, miracles would, logically, not be possible. In a straight-line explanation, God created the universe, and the laws of the universe are the boundaries of the possible. In theory, God could, as the creator of the universe, violate those laws; however, there is no evidence that he has ever done this.” I need to clarify; I didn’t ask “if miracles were actual” (i.e., miracles have actually occurred). I simply asked if they are possible. Let me give some more ways of looking at it, since you brought up the fact of actuality, then I will return to your statement that I chose to display above. • The denial that miracles are possible, and the denial that they are actual; • The belief that miracles are possible, but the denial that they are actual; • Agnosticism about whether miracles are possible, but the denial that they are actual; • The belief that miracles are possible, but agnosticism about whether they are actual; • Agnosticism about whether miracles are p
