Marvin the Martian

Why do Atheists require miracles to be "scientifically verified" before being proved true? How does this make sense, when a miracle is an occurrence "out of the ordinary" and goes against the probabilities and laws of nature?

For something to be "scientifically verified", it must be repeatable under laboratory conditions. When you ask for a miracle (an event out of the ordinary) to be "scientifically verified" (repeatable outcomes), aren't you nullifying the very definition of what a miracle actually is?

This is the problem: "When (1-(3/2)x)^p is expanded in ascending powers of x, the coefficient is -24.

Find the value of p.

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The solution is given as follows:

"Coefficient of x is -3p/2

We are given it's value: -24

-3p/2 = -24

p = 16"

Someone explain please.

Theists (esp. Christians) often claim that certain intentions requested never come to fruition because it is not part of God's "will", and that He has a necessarily better outcome for the individual in the long-run.

Yet with the possibility of alternate universes existing, does that negate "God's will", in the sense that they may always be another universe where the situation is marginally different, and that "God's will" is not as linear as is often thought? Are alternate universes compatible with Theistic thinking, especially in regards to Christianity?

*In the instance of Catholics

I've heard of the "Protestant ethic", and how it supposedly leads to wealth, but I'm not sure what this all means. Does anyone care to explain?

I was going to start looking into this man, and I've noticed that Catholics who are extremely interested in philosophy highly regard Thomas Aquinas. Why is this so, and what will get out of reading any of his works?

Thanks :)

I've always wanted to read "The Secret", by Rhonda Byrne, but I've heard some rumours that it is very anti-Catholic, and indeed, anti-Christian. Is this true, for those who may have read it?

Hello there,

Saint Therese promised that she would send roses from Heaven as a sign that a prayer had been answered (or at least, noted of). Are there any other saints, like Saint Therese, that promise signs/signal graces for an answered prayer/novena?

Thanks

In other words, how do priests know they are being "called" to become priests?