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Originally Posted by ULFGARD
First, is the god real? If not, then any miracles are belief based with no external reality.
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That question is potentially extremely sticky. Here's an example:
There are a load of people who say they worship god X. Nobody has ever met this god, and he never communicates with worshipers. Other "gods" who are worshipped and can be communicated with say he doesn't exist (the more intellectually inclined ones sometimes add "as far as I know").
Yet miracles definitely occur when X is invoked, and it really doesn't seem that wizards or other gods are doing them.
Is this (a) some kind of "magic" done collectively and unconsciously by the worshippers or (b) a real god who doesn't show himself? Can one always tell the difference?