Science and Miracles

In attempts to throw out the Bible, some people claim, "Science has proved miracles can't happen." To ensure that we're starting on the same level, let me define two terms with Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (eleventh edition). Science—knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method; such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena Miracle—an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human. affairs. The pursuit of science is the pursuit of using present knowledge and senses to observe and develop theories based upon the known physical laws. To design an aircraft, for example, requires knowledge of the physical forces of flight—lift, thrust, and drag. The science of flight requires adherence to these physical laws. But a miracle is something quite different. A miracle is beyond the realm of physical laws—that's what makes it a miracle. God setup the physical laws that govern our universe, but because He is transcendent and thus not bound by these physical laws, He can choose to perform works through natural or supernatural means. Because true miracles are the result of God's action outside of our physical laws, these miracles will seem to not follow these laws. And because science is limited by these physical laws, anything outside of the physical laws is beyond the reach of science and can be neither proven nor disproven. And because miracles are beyond science, it is a logical fallacy to believe that miracles can be proved or disproved by science. If they could, then they wouldn't be miracles. I hate clichés, but I'll use one here. It's like trying to pick the best orange based upon how an apple tastes. The orange is beyond totally independent of the apple, and can thus never be proven or disproven by the apple.