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Stability prevents miracles from happening

28.08.2020

A miracle is often explained by the action of supernatural forces. Since supernatural forces are involved in miracles, it is natural to assume that miracles are more often spoken of by those who believe in the existence of these forces. On the other hand, miracles are seen from ignorance, that is, from lack of education and lack of curiosity; and lack of education often stems from poverty. This means that miracles are more often heard from people who are poorly educated and poor.

But not everything is so simple. Edwin Eschler of Baylor University analyzed data from sociological surveys that were conducted several years ago in Latin America and which concerned belief in miracles. The polls involved 15400 people from 16 countries. And the first thing that caught my eye was that the level of education in itself is not connected with miracles. The same applies to the economic situation, that is, if you compare richer people and poorer people, then the level of income does not affect the "wonderful" experience. People below the poverty line, who have no money for medicine or clothes, and barely enough for food, talk about miracles more than anyone else.

The factor that is really connected to the experience of the miraculous is life's uncertainty. Let a person be very educated and financially secure, but if he feels a threat to his position, if he feels instability, he will more often see miracles around. And vice versa - stability interferes with miracles, and even a poorly educated and poor person will talk about them less often if everything is smooth in his life and no shocks are foreseen.

A rich person has less reason to fear some kind of crisis (although wealth itself can be a powerful source of anxiety). A good education is again more accessible to wealthy people. The rich and educated may indeed be less likely to see miracles, but here it must be borne in mind that their lives are usually more stable than those of the poor. It can be said that wealth and education make it difficult to see miracles, making life less dangerous and more predictable.

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