To Touch on Miracles

The truth of divine intervention is most often validated through the vehicle of miracles. If people did/do not subscribe to such events faiths spanning the world would have to rely on personal feelings of faith alone. Personal conviction may have some power of transmission but certainly falls short compared to tangible eyewitness accounts. There are many miracles worth discussing but since today is the eve of Christmas we are presented with a perfect opportunity to evaluate Immaculate Conception. The main ideas presented in this article come from the works of David Hume, Anatole France and Christopher Hitchens.
It is possible for a miracle to occur, but as the following will demonstrate the possibility is bleak. In order for a miracle to withstand sufficient proof, the falsification of the event must be more miraculous then the said event at question (An enquiry concerning Human understanding, Hume). For example is it more likely that Jesus was born of a virgin mother or as Hitchens brings to question is it more likely that a Jewish minx was telling a lie? Again we are simply applying Occam’s razor, with all things equal the simplest explanation is the best. To claim that the natural order of sexual reproduction was suspended only presents more questions.
Further, is a miracle a one-time event, or is it possible to have numerous occurrences? Based on the definition, a miracle is: a surprising and welcome event that is inexplicable by natural or scientific laws. Therefore how many occurrences would it take to lose its surprise, Jesus is not the first deity born of a virgin, he is just one of at least fifteen others that we know of born by the same method. At what point does a virgin birth transform itself from miraculous to common occurrence. In this case a said miracle is in fact occurring more and more frequently. Perhaps then the current physiological model of procreation should be in question and remodeled, if this is accomplished. The stated miracle is dissolved, along with its claim to supernatural intervention.