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PHILOSOPHY and MIRACLES: Science cannot prove or disprove the existence or illegitimacy of supernatural occurrences
“Suppose you put sixpence into a drawer today, and sixpence into the same drawer tomorrow. Do the laws of arithmetic (i.e. science) make it certain you’ll find a shillings worth there the day after?”
“Of course,” said he, “provided no one’s been tampering with your drawer.”
“Ah, but that’s the whole point, ” said, I. “The laws of arithmetic can tell you what you will find, with absolute certainty, provided that there’s no interference. If the thief has been at the drawer of course you will get a different result. But the thief won’t have broken the laws of arithmetic - only the laws of England. Now, aren’t the laws of nature much in the same boat? Don’t they all tell you what will happen provided there’s no interference?”
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“Suppose you put sixpence into a drawer today, and sixpence into the same drawer tomorrow. Do the laws of arithmetic (i.e. science) make it certain you’ll find a shillings worth there the day after?”“Of course,” said he, “provided no one’s been tampering with your drawer.”“Ah, but that’s the whole point, ” said, I. “The laws of arithmetic can tell you what you will find, with absolute certainty, provided that there’s no interference. If the thief has been at the drawer of course you will get a different result. But the thief won’t have broken the laws of arithmetic - only the laws of England. Now, aren’t the laws of nature much in the same boat? Don’t they all tell you what will happen provided there’s no interference?”read the full 4 page article @ “Religion and Science”, CS Lewis “GOD IN THE DOCK”
