Tag Archives: miracles

Anecdotal evidence is only evidence of anecdotes

Posted on November 10, 2017 by 1minionsopinion

“Thousands of miracles” reads part of the CBC headline: Oleskiw opened a prayer centre in her home in 2007, but the origins of that effort date from many years before that. In 1976, Oleskiw was a journeyman carpenter — the … Continue reading →

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Can’t your god make a better miracle than poop stains in a diaper?

Posted on May 25, 2016 by 1minionsopinion

It was making headlines recently, a poop smear in the shape of a cross in a newborn baby’s diaper. Big poopie whoopie. Wonkette reports via Patheos that the mother, Katy Vasquez, took to Facebook to show the world this miraculous … Continue reading →

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Not to make it look like all our library buys is junk but…

Posted on August 11, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

Here’s a list of recently received titles. The Power of Your Angels: 28 days to finding your path and realizing your life’s dreams by Isabelle von Fallois Offering exercises, rituals, and case studies, this step-by-step process increases daily contact with … Continue reading →

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10 questions for every atheist part 2

Posted on July 17, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

I found out about the list here and the original set of questions. I haven’t even read the answers given at maasaiboys because I didn’t want to look like a copy-cat. Answers 6-10:

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10 questions for every atheist part 1

Posted on July 17, 2014 by 1minionsopinion

I found out about the list here and the original set of questions. I haven’t even read the answers given at maasaiboys because I didn’t want to look like a copy-cat. I wound up writing quite a lot for the … Continue reading →

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In any other world, black spots on bread would be mold

Posted on October 3, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Not so in the world of Roman Catholics. Polish ones are convinced a dark mark on a communion wafer is visible proof of Jesus Christ’s heart. How would they get this bizarre notion? From doctors who examined the wafer, that’s … Continue reading →

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So, I’ve started weight lifting..

Posted on August 2, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

And by start, I mean I bought a pair of five pound weights and have already discovered just how feeble my arm muscles are. Is there a level below beginner? That’s where I am. A decade of doing little more … Continue reading →

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How did I miss word about the new miracle healer?

Posted on May 31, 2011 by 1minionsopinion

Pulled a kid right out of a coma with his voice, he did. At least, David Hasselhoff says he did, with a recording of his voice for a young fan: Britain’s Got Talent judge Hoff told BBC Radio Five Live: … Continue reading →

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People could call two matching socks a “miracle”…

Posted on September 14, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

I like this article out of the Guardian that I found. Martin Robbins gets a bit tetchy over BBC’s coverage of a Deacon’s back problems and the subsequent claim that a miracle prayer to some old dead bugger cured him. … Continue reading →

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Do you want (to pay for) a miracle?

Posted on April 23, 2010 by 1minionsopinion

There was an interesting story in Humanist Life recently about an experience at Lourdes in France. While still part of the Catholic church, a young Gregory Jameson took the opportunity to guide blind and autistic kids around that supposed miraculous … Continue reading →

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