i actually don’t disagree with much of this! This was very much a steelman argument and a reflection of how I viewed miracles when I was a Christian (I was kid, but i gave them no thought and actively was skeptical of them when someone did mention them)
I glossed over a lot of miracle distinctions and the dichotomy I put forward is definitely oversimplified. I think one of the tensions in the gospel is, with Jesus performing miracles, is he doing it out of the authority of God or someone else? As a reader or believer you know, but the way it’s described in the story, for the skeptics the jury is out. Of course i could be conflating gospels as IIRC Mark is the gospel that leans into the secrecy angle.
i actually don’t disagree with much of this! This was very much a steelman argument and a reflection of how I viewed miracles when I was a Christian (I was kid, but i gave them no thought and actively was skeptical of them when someone did mention them)
I glossed over a lot of miracle distinctions and the dichotomy I put forward is definitely oversimplified. I think one of the tensions in the gospel is, with Jesus performing miracles, is he doing it out of the authority of God or someone else? As a reader or believer you know, but the way it’s described in the story, for the skeptics the jury is out. Of course i could be conflating gospels as IIRC Mark is the gospel that leans into the secrecy angle.