Again about the miracle of Gedera and the twin disaster
I’m still pondering your words about the miracle of gender.
I understand that you believe that there is no private providence. If I understand correctly, you are not insisting that there cannot be, but rather claiming that since we have no evidence that it does, and we have not seen it do, there is no reason to believe in it (correct me if I am wrong).
And here I don’t understand why it is not reasonable in your opinion that the miracle of her gender is indeed providence, albeit an exception (perhaps God wanted to convey to you personally that sometimes there is private providence…).
In the twin disaster, when the first plane crashed into the tower, it was reasonable to say that it was an accident. But after the second plane also crashed into it, it was clear with almost absolute certainty that there was a deliberate hand here (a response such as closing emergency flights, etc.). Although statistically, if there can be one accident, there is a certain possibility that there will be two in a row. And yet, common sense determined that there was a deliberate hand.
Why not say the same about Hans Magdera?
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That's why I asked, because even in the Twin Towers there was no evidence (in the first moments) that there was deliberate intent, and yet, from the moment the second plane crashed into the tower, it was almost certainly clear that it was not a random coincidence.
Why is “extraordinary coincidence” evidence in the Twin Towers disaster, and not in the miracle of Magdara?
In such a case, you always compare possibilities and examine which one is more likely.
In the Twin Towers, there are two alternatives facing each other: 1. Two planes were involved in an accidental accident and by chance both crashed into two adjacent towers (and the Pentagon). 2. This is a deliberate act of terrorism.
In the case of Gedera, I saw a case in which there was a special coincidence. I don't know if there were other cases like this or not, and how many of them had all the ingredients and how many didn't. Therefore, here there is no way to evaluate the possibilities against each other. If I knew that there were no other cases like this and only in my case the entire combination happened, then it really begs the question of providence.
What's more, regarding the Gedera accident, there is a general question about providence. Terrorist acts certainly happen, and we know this as personal information. Therefore, this possibility is not surprising and its probability is high compared to the alternative of chance. In contrast, we have no indication that providence and divine intervention even exist. Therefore, its probability is low compared to the thesis of chance.
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