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Miracles are about faith, not fact. Discuss. Before discussion on the issue of miracles can begin, we must look at the nature of the statement and what it means. Miracles have baffled philosophers and ordinary people alike for years. The words 'are about faith' brings about the question as to whether faith is necessary to experience a miracle or if is possible to experience a miracle and then have faith. This issue will be explored in more depth later. If miracles are not about fact, then this suggests that they are the opposite-fiction. There is much speculation on whether miracles can occur, mostly explored by Hume, but does evidence matter to a believer? The term 'faith' indicates that it is a commitment which acknowledges that it involves risk. Christians are taught "Do not put the Lord your God to the test"1, therefore they should not need evidence of God's work. This...

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