Kinds of Miracles

 There are two basic kinds of events:

• Natural Events
• Non-Natural Events

DEFINITION:

A natural event is a physical event that was caused to occur solely by other physical events. Presumably, most, if not all, physical events are natural events.

1. A non-natural event is either a non-physical event, or is a physical event that was NOT caused to occur solely by other physical events.

This is true based on the definition of "Natural Events."

2. If there are any non-physical events, then those events would be non-natural events.  

This is true based on (1).  The creation or annihilation of an angel, demon, or finite deity by God would be examples of non-physical events.

If there are any physical events that have no cause, then those events would be non-natural events.

If there are any physical events that are caused, at least in part, by non-physical events, then those events would be non-natural events.

3. No miracles are natural events.

This is the case because an event is a miracle only if it is caused, at least in part, by a non-physical event (such as being caused by an action of God), but all natural events are, by definition, caused solely by physical events.

4. All miracles are non-natural events.

This is the case because all events are either natural events or non-natural events, and because of (3).