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If everything scientific inquiry accomplishes is a “miracle”, then nothing is.

Is it a miracle I can go to JFK and fly through the air and be in Europe for dinner?

It’s a surgical procedure. It’s cool that it worked. We don’t need to invoke the supernatural here, especially given the oodles of hard work that went into this by very real and natural human beings.

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derektank 4 days ago | parent [-]

For my money I would say, yes, and I think Louis C.K. was right when he said, "Everybody on every plane should just constantly be going, 'Oh my God! Wow!' You're sitting in a chair in the sky!"

	▲	sneak 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, but by that logic we should be dumbfounded with awe every time we speak to turn on the lights, make a long distance call, eat a fresh fruit grown on another continent, or walk around after open heart surgery. At some point we should just assign credit where credit is due: thousands upon thousands of people working very hard for many decades to make the impossible possible. Our modern world is amazing, but it’s not miraculous. It’s achievement, not supernatural.