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Originally Posted by tore
I sometimes think calling stuff miracles sort of cheapens nature or reality.
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For me it's completely the opposite. To have this exclusively positivist view on reality with explainable laws is to simplify it and yes, cheapen it in a way. There has to be a sense of mystery in it, and by that I don't mean an ignorance that will eventually go away when we have more knowledge. I'm referring to the essential mystery of things that can never be explained to its fullness. (otherwise there would be no point for the Philosophy to exist). To me this feeling of mystery (and miracles are the obvious part of it) is what enriches the reality, because it opens a world of possibilities that I wouldn't want to lose.
It's like absorbing a work of art. The more obvious it is the more power it loses. When you figure it out, you lose interest. But if there are secrets in it, something that you can't put your finger on, but is drawing you to discover something more every time, it becomes a well of themes, layers and emotions and never lets you go. That's when you know you're in a presence of great art. I'm choosing and trying to view the world this way, it's much more rewarding.