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Why the Universe Is a Supernatural Miracle · Brett Keane and Eve Show

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  To begin, let's clarify the term supernatural and miracle.
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  The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines supernatural as of or
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  relating to an order of existence beyond the visible,
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  observable universe, especially of or relating to God or a God,
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  demigod, spirit, or devil. It implies phenomena that
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  transcend the laws of nature or cannot be fully explained by
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  empirical science. A miracle, meanwhile, is defined
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  as an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention
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  in human affairs, or an extremely outstanding or unusual
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  event, thing, or accomplishment. Combining these, a supernatural
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  miracle is an extraordinary phenomenon that defies natural
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  explanation, suggesting a higher power or purpose.
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  The universe as a totality of space-time and matter and energy
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  is governed by physical laws, gravity, electromagnetism, and
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  quantum mechanics, among others. Yet its origin, fine tune
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  constants, and sheer existence raise questions that science
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  alone struggles to answer, opening the door to the
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  supernatural and miraculous interpretations.
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  The origin of the Universe The universe's beginning, often
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  attributed to The Big Bang approximately 13.8 billion years
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  ago, marks a singular event where time, space, and matter
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  emerged from an infinitely dense point.
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  Scientifically, The Big Bang theory describes the universe's
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  expansion, but does not explain why it occurred or what, if
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  anything, preceded it. The cause of this event remains
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  a mystery, as the laws of physics breakdown at the
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  singularity. Philosophically, this prompts
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  the question, why is there something rather than nothing?
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  The existence of the universe itself, rather than an eternal
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  void, defies intuitive explanation.
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  Naturalism assumes the universe's existence as a brute
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  fact, but this feels unsatisfying to many.
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  The Kalam Cosmological argument, for instance, posits that
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  everything with the beginning has a cause, and the universe's
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  beginning suggests A transcendent non physical cause,
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  fitting the supernatural definition as something beyond
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  observable nature.