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“Some persons whom I had interviewed had instantaneous “spontaneous recoveries during prayer, including one case in which other cases of such spontaneous recoveries were not known, but their doctors classified the recoveries as anomalies and refused to admit that a miracle had occurred. One doctor also told me of a dramatic, medically inexplicable healing that occurred after prayer, in which case he was an eyewitness, but the surgeon was content to label it a “spontaneous healing.”[151] This approach to classifying data to fit existing naturalistic paradigms inevitably obscures all potential evidence in conflict with the paradigm.”
― Craig S. Keener, Miracles: The Credibility of the New Testament Accounts

“God is meek and despises nothing more than cruelty.”
― Blessed Theophylact, An Analysis of The Gospel According to St. Matthew: Chapters 1 - 9; Linked to the Bible

“I have always tried to treat people with different worldviews from my own with respect, and to find out how they arrived at their position, and why they feel so passionately about it.”
― John C Lennox, Can Science Explain Everything?

“Confucius was once asked if there is “one teaching that can serve as a guide for one’s entire life.” He said that all you really need to know is the word reciprocity: “Do not impose upon others what you yourself do not desire.”
― Massimo Pigliucci, How to Live a Good Life: Choosing the Right Philosophy of Life for You