I read this morning about the tragic aircraft accident that left 127 people dead, in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
One news feed suggested that two people survived and this was a "miracle". Let me define "miracle":
A marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent.
Or:
Any amazing or wonderful occurrence.
Taking into account the fact that all but two died in this incident, surely that's just the odds of probability? If the headline read:
"Aircraft Falls from 34,000ft and all BUT two of the passengers survived"
Surely, THAT is a miracle? Why call something a miracle when there is clearly no divine act, and there has been no amazing occurrence?
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