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Why Atheists Reject The Concept Of Miracles And Supernatural Occurrences by qstar(m): 12:34pm On Oct 12, 2014
This thread was inspired by a conversation i had with a 'religionist', lately.

He (the theist) was furious and of the opinion that atheists are anti-God. In his words, he said "they don't want to hear anything about God, they don't accept anything about God, atheists are anti-God".

In another thread on this forum, an American nurse/doctor claimed that her God healed her of ebola.

Now, to disillusion this prejudiced notion that atheists are anti-God; "Atheists are not anti-Yahweh or Allah, rather, we posit that all their said interferences and/or 'supernatural bulldada' are explainable within the realm of science & psychology and hence are normal/natural occurrences."

We do not assume to know it all, but history has shown that the word "supernatural" is an uncouth way of saying "i don't know". Is it just a coincidence or a proof, that the said 'supernatural occurrences' are peddled more among illiterates, rural areas, megalomaniacs and hallucinators?

Religion thrives on placebo, hypochondria and the mind. 10% of people that got diagnosed with ebola will recover with just good diet, hygiene and immune system. But, if these people had prayed to a deity, any deity(be it poo in the latrine), the recovery will be attributed to the deity and termed 'supernatural'.
That's clumsy and balderdash.

In our(atheists) opinion, these occurrences are normal and happen irrespective of one's religious inclination. BTW, a miracle is supposed to be a phenomenon or an event that defies the laws of nature and therefore paranormal. So, next time you present a normal occurrence to us, as an act of your deity, be sure we're gonna dismiss it.

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