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What are Christian apologetics refutations of the objections posited by the site: Why Won't God Heal Amputees?

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The site: [Why Won't God Heal Amputees?](https://whywontgodhealamputees.com/) Relevant quotes: > #### Is God real, or is he imaginary? > Is God real, or is he imaginary? It is one of the most important questions you can ask yourself. > > If God is real and if God inspired the Bible, then we should worship God as the Bible demands. We should certainly post the Ten Commandments in our courthouses and shopping centers, put "In God We Trust" on the money and pray in our schools. We should focus our society on God and his infallible Word because our everlasting souls hang in the balance. > > On the other hand, if God is imaginary, then religion is a complete illusion. Christianity, Judaism and Islam are pointless. Belief in God is nothing but a silly superstition, and this superstition leads a significant portion of the population to be delusional. > > But how can we decide, conclusively, whether God is real or imaginary? > > Since we are intelligent human beings living in the 21st century, we should take the time to look at some data. That is what we are doing when we ask, **"Why won't God heal amputees?"** > > If you are an intelligent human being, and if you want to understand the true nature of God, you owe it to yourself to ask, "Why won't God heal amputees?" > > ([source](https://whywontgodhealamputees.com/)) > **Explaining the case of amputees** > > Just for a moment, I would ask you to consider the possibility of > another explanation. If you believe in God, then this explanation will > initially appear to be complete nonsense. However, it is interesting > in light of the conversation we will be having in this book. > > One explanation for the evidence that we see before us is this: > > God exists, and God answers prayers, but for some reason God chooses > to ignore the prayers of amputees. We don't have a good explanation > for why God acts this way, and it does seem to contradict what Jesus > teaches about prayer in the Bible, but clearly God has his divine > reasons. **Now let's look at the situation with amputees from another** > **point of view. This explanation is more straightforward**: > > **God is imaginary**. Let's look at what happens when we consider this > explanation and see how it stacks up. Assume that God is imaginary. > **The beauty of this explanation is that it fits the facts perfectly. In** > **the case of amputees, it is a valid way to explain the reality that we** > **see in our world. The logic goes like this:** > > **If God is imaginary, then he does not answer any prayers. Therefore,** > **the prayers of amputees would go unanswered too. The thing that is so** > **appealing about this explanation is that there is no hand waving.** > **There are no contradictions. It is completely fair. There is no** > **paradox. This explanation makes complete sense in light of the** > **evidence we see in our world.** [...] > > ([source](https://whywontgodhealamputees.com/god5.htm)) Feel free to visit the site to read the author's full exposition of their arguments. **Question**: Have any Christian apologists published refutations of the objections posited by the site "Why Won't God Heal Amputees?"? If so, what are the most common counter-arguments? **Note**: answers just sharing links without summarizing the main counter-arguments from notable Christian apologists are discouraged. ___ Related: https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/89886/how-do-christians-rebut-matt-dillahuntys-objection-that-the-resurrection-of-jes
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Sep 27, 2022, 02:40 PM
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