What is the difference between an extraordinary event and a miracle? [View All]

[Boojatta]

The title of one of my threads directed a question to people who believe that there are no miracles. The question itself didn't use the word "miracle", but at least one person demanded that I define the word "miracle." Now it occurs to me that one might define it as follows:

"A miracle is an event that is extraordinary."

Maybe someone believes that the above definition is in conflict with ordinary usage. However, even if there is no conflict with ordinary usage, the definition has little internal structure. It seems to merely replace a word with a synonym and leave both the word and the synonym undefined.

Do you have a habit of asserting things like the following: "If you make an allegation that a particular event occurred, then you are required to provide extraordinary evidence if the alleged event would itself be extraordinary"? If you do, then perhaps you should explain what it means to say that an occurrence or event would be "extraordinary."