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    Spinoza on Religion, the Bible, Jesus, and Miracles

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    Explore Baruch Spinoza's radical views on religion, the Bible, and Jesus. Learn how his Theological-Political Treatise redefined faith, miracles, and reason.

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    To ask for a miracle is to ask for a violation of the laws of nature; but if the laws of nature are the decree and direction of God, then a miracle would be God contradicting his own nature, which is a logical impossibility.

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    The Uncaused Substance and the End of the Supernatural

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    The Bible as a Human Document

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    The Eternal Wisdom and the "Spirit of Christ"

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    Miracles as "Ignorance" and the Rejection of the Capricious God

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