The conjunction of modern scientific inquiry and allegiance to the Bible has led to an interesting turn of events. Yet at the same time, for millions of people the Bible retained and retains its position as a repository of truth, both abstract (moral, ethical) and literal (historical). Events that were scientifically impossible were deemed. Yet since the rise of the Enlightenment in 18th century, with its commitment to scientific inquiry and its opposition to superstition, the nature of biblical miracles has been called into question. And miracles were the defining feature of the deity, the ineluctable proof of God's existence and power. Indeed, that is the very definition of a miracle. For 2,000 years, the biblical stories in which God changes the course of nature were called miracles.
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