Wiles A02

• STRENGTH: accepted an anti-realist position. Miracles do not occur as this would mean a violation of nature


  WEAKNESS: Christians would argue that the Bible, Church and present events dictate things differently. Miracles do occur
• STRENGTH: Tillich agrees. Miracles are symbolic


  WEAKNESS: Conservative Christians argue that to call religion symbolic is to demean central parts of the faith
• STRENGTH: Wiles says the only true miracle is creation


  WEAKNESS: why would God only intervene once?

  COUNTER: God would be guilty of being selective. Problem of evil