The claims
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
Each entry pairs a reported miracle with the documentary record and an honest, confidence-labeled estimate of how likely it is that no natural explanation accounts for it.
11 claims
Sascha Roth, the first patient in a Memorial Sloan Kettering trial of the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab, was packing for radiation when her doctor called to say there was no cancer left to treat; every one of the 12 patients with a specific genetic subtype of rectal cancer reached a complete clinical response, a result one investigator called the first of its kind in the history of cancer — and the mechanism behind it is fully understood, which is exactly why the case belongs here.
Sascha Roth, the first patient in a Memorial Sloan Kettering trial of the immunotherapy drug dostarlimab, was packing for radiation when her doctor called to say there was no cancer left to treat; every one of the 12 patients with a specific genetic subtype of rectal cancer reached a complete clinical response, a result one investigator called the first of its kind in the history of cancer — and the mechanism behind it is fully understood, which is exactly why the case belongs here.
A 22-month-old Pennsylvania boy swept into a 34-degree stream was pulseless through 101 minutes of continuous CPR, then recovered almost completely — a documented outcome physicians attribute to protective hypothermia.
A 22-month-old Pennsylvania boy swept into a 34-degree stream was pulseless through 101 minutes of continuous CPR, then recovered almost completely — a documented outcome physicians attribute to protective hypothermia.
A whale-watching trip in Russia's Sea of Okhotsk lost its engine on August 9, 2024; when a fishing vessel called the Angel found the drifting boat 67 days later, Mikhail Pichugin, 46, was alive at half his body weight — beside the bodies of his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew, which he had tied to the boat.
Naturally possible — was the timing more than coincidence?
A whale-watching trip in Russia's Sea of Okhotsk lost its engine on August 9, 2024; when a fishing vessel called the Angel found the drifting boat 67 days later, Mikhail Pichugin, 46, was alive at half his body weight — beside the bodies of his 49-year-old brother and 15-year-old nephew, which he had tied to the boat.
A 2020 systematic review of 47 investigations of 38 long-term fasting claimants found no rigorously controlled case confirming anomalous survival without food or fluids, and established fraud in 10 cases.
A 2020 systematic review of 47 investigations of 38 long-term fasting claimants found no rigorously controlled case confirming anomalous survival without food or fluids, and established fraud in 10 cases.
Modern dermatology and psychiatry have identified several plausible mechanisms — psychogenic purpura, hematidrosis, Gardner-Diamond syndrome, and deliberate self-infliction — that can produce stigmata-like wounds without supernatural causation.
Modern dermatology and psychiatry have identified several plausible mechanisms — psychogenic purpura, hematidrosis, Gardner-Diamond syndrome, and deliberate self-infliction — that can produce stigmata-like wounds without supernatural causation.
A randomized controlled trial of 93 men with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer found that an intensive lifestyle intervention (vegan diet, exercise, meditation) significantly reduced PSA levels and inhibited cancer cell growth without conventional treatment.
A randomized controlled trial of 93 men with biopsy-confirmed prostate cancer found that an intensive lifestyle intervention (vegan diet, exercise, meditation) significantly reduced PSA levels and inhibited cancer cell growth without conventional treatment.
Medical literature documents over 1,000 confirmed cases of spontaneous regression of advanced cancer without curative treatment — a real, reproducible phenomenon occurring in roughly 1-in-60,000 to 1-in-100,000 cancer patients that remains incompletely explained.
Medical literature documents over 1,000 confirmed cases of spontaneous regression of advanced cancer without curative treatment — a real, reproducible phenomenon occurring in roughly 1-in-60,000 to 1-in-100,000 cancer patients that remains incompletely explained.
An 80-year-old heavy smoker diagnosed with limited-stage small cell lung cancer who refused all treatment experienced complete radiological disappearance of the tumor 52 months later, documented in a peer-reviewed case report.
An 80-year-old heavy smoker diagnosed with limited-stage small cell lung cancer who refused all treatment experienced complete radiological disappearance of the tumor 52 months later, documented in a peer-reviewed case report.
The 2006 Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer, the largest and best-controlled trial of its kind, found no statistically significant benefit from prayer for cardiac bypass patients and observed a slight increase in complications among patients who knew they were being prayed for.
The 2006 Study of the Therapeutic Effects of Intercessory Prayer, the largest and best-controlled trial of its kind, found no statistically significant benefit from prayer for cardiac bypass patients and observed a slight increase in complications among patients who knew they were being prayed for.
A prospective peer-reviewed study by Indiana University researchers measured statistically significant improvements in hearing and vision in 24 Mozambican subjects following proximal intercessory prayer.
A prospective peer-reviewed study by Indiana University researchers measured statistically significant improvements in hearing and vision in 24 Mozambican subjects following proximal intercessory prayer.
The AWARE I and II studies (2008–2023) placed hidden visual targets in cardiac arrest bays across multiple hospitals and attempted to verify out-of-body perceptions — finding no confirmed hits despite 2,060 cardiac arrests studied.
The AWARE I and II studies (2008–2023) placed hidden visual targets in cardiac arrest bays across multiple hospitals and attempted to verify out-of-body perceptions — finding no confirmed hits despite 2,060 cardiac arrests studied.