CMU Humanist League presents Clay Farris Naff

It's a Miracle!! (or is it?)

From the Creation to the Resurrection, the Bible teems with miraculous tales. Some people accept these at face value, some people defend them as unquestionable articles of faith, and some consider them myths. But what if we were to take a fresh look at miracles through the lens of modern science? The results are truly surprising. Certain "miracles," such as the raising of the dead, emerge as plausible, while others, such as the story of Lot's wife, prove incoherent. But most surprising of all? The Bible turns out to be a rich source of comedy gold.

Clay Farris Naff, the Humanist Magazine’s Science and Religion Correspondent, is the author or editor of numerous books on science and religion, including his latest, on which this presentation is based:

It's a Miracle!?

What Modern Science Tells Us about Popular Bible Stories

"You’ll learn a lot about science and a lot about scripture from this light-hearted yet serious-minded look at the Bible."

—Steven Pinker,

Johnstone Professor,

Harvard University,

Author of Enlightenment Now

“The most entertaining book I’ve read on the subject.”

—Michael Shermer,

Publisher Skeptic Magazine,

Columnist Scientific American

“A good read for everyone from a college professor to a retired coal miner."

—Ted W. Reid, PhD,

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

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