Well, this would certainly be a strong case for the effectiveness of prayer. But, no matter how impressive 250.000 people being cured is, 250.000 separate instances would be the real "proof", repeatable experiments, controlled conditions. But yeah - your example would certainly make me...
Well, exactly. We have a sample of one (1) universe and we haven't even explored our own planet entirely, let alone our solar system, galaxy, etc. As far as universes go, this might be excellent, crappy or hairy - who knows?
In any case, I'm just saying, the connection "A ____ creator will...
Right - so:
1. God is perfect
2. Perfect entities cannot create anything imperfect
2. Everything created by god is perfect (i.e., life, the universe and everything)
3. We, the perfect people created by the perfect god, created the concept of "imperfect"
4. "Imperfect" is either nonsensical and...
But that's the point of simultaneous causation - that it happens in the same instance. It's not that (what was) the cause and what is the effect exist at the same time - that's easy. No, a cause must "cause" the effect without any time having passed. In the case of you sitting, it's your ***...
*Preface: I purposefully left some things out that I thought didn't necessarily need to be addressed any further to focus on what I think are the important points. Otherwise, these discussions tend to spiral out of control, but - if you want me to address anything in particular, let me know.*...
What you've just decribed makes "killing is wrong" realtive, not subjective. There's a big difference as I'm sure you know. It's perfectly possible that killing is moral in some situations and not in others - in fact, isn't that kind of universally accepted? That does not make it not-objective...