Can a Non-Physical Being Affect the Physical World?

To accept the existence of miracles, one would have to
accept the idea that a being without material properties (i.e., God) can move
about, change, and otherwise affect objects in the physical world. Is this, in
itself, an absurd proposition? I don’t think so. I can’t show you how the affecting of the physical by the
non-physical is possible—such explanations are beyond my capability, but I can
certainly demonstrate that this is not only possible, but commonplace.

Imagine you’re sitting on a park bench and spot a good
friend approaching. You raise your arm and wave.

Why did you wave? There was nothing in the physical world
that compelled you through the laws of physics, or chemistry, or anything else
to raise your arm. Your action did not begin with a physical process; your
action began with your will. Your will to raise your arm was not a physical
part of your body. Your thought was non-physical—it couldn’t have been measured
because it had no mass and took up no space. Try describing your thoughts and
your will in physical terms—what color are they? How big are they? How much do
they weigh? These questions are meaningless because our wills are not in the
same category as objects in the physical world, which can be described in such terms.

Our wills are non-physical, and yet somehow our non-physical
wills are connected to, and have power over, a part of the material world.
Somehow our non-physical thoughts and wills are able to move physical objects—our
own bodies. 

Our limited minds are only able to move our own bodies, but
is it so outrageous to think that it’s possible for there to be a greater mind
out there who would have access to all
physical objects? It’s difficult to rule out the possibility on principle when
we see the same thing taking place on a smaller scale everyday, every time we
make a move.