Most people who don’t believe miracles are possible haven’t critically analyzed arguments against miracles or bothered to look unbiasedly at the evidence for them.

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Much of the skepticism about miracles comes from getting burned by how flaky people are. One starts off thinking that people lie for advantage, and you can protect yourself by watching for scams. Gradually you realize that some people are only loosely attached to reality. They believe things (and try to persuade you of them) and act upon those beliefs, and are astonished when it turns out badly because it was wrong and their belief unreasonable.