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.
5 claims
When a Himalayan highway tunnel collapsed on 41 workers in November 2023, every high-tech rescue option failed in sequence — until hand-digging 'rat-hole' miners broke through; workers and officials publicly credited the local deity Baukh Nag, whose shrine had been removed before the collapse.
Naturally possible — was the timing more than coincidence?
When a Himalayan highway tunnel collapsed on 41 workers in November 2023, every high-tech rescue option failed in sequence — until hand-digging 'rat-hole' miners broke through; workers and officials publicly credited the local deity Baukh Nag, whose shrine had been removed before the collapse.
Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, diagnosed with stage-4 stomach cancer in 2016, sought healing at Bethel Church in Redding after other medical options were exhausted; he died September 16, 2017, despite the ministry's healing claims.
Christian apologist Nabeel Qureshi, diagnosed with stage-4 stomach cancer in 2016, sought healing at Bethel Church in Redding after other medical options were exhausted; he died September 16, 2017, despite the ministry's healing claims.
After two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019, Bethel Church organized a global prayer campaign to raise her from the dead; after sustained prayer over multiple days, Olive was buried without resurrection.
After two-year-old Olive Heiligenthal died unexpectedly on December 14, 2019, Bethel Church organized a global prayer campaign to raise her from the dead; after sustained prayer over multiple days, Olive was buried without resurrection.
A sealed ampoule claimed to contain the dried blood of 4th-century martyr Januarius liquefies reliably three times per year in Naples, a phenomenon documented since at least 1389 that has failed to occur on roughly a dozen recorded occasions.
A sealed ampoule claimed to contain the dried blood of 4th-century martyr Januarius liquefies reliably three times per year in Naples, a phenomenon documented since at least 1389 that has failed to occur on roughly a dozen recorded occasions.
Self-described psychic Uri Geller was unable to demonstrate any paranormal ability when James Randi advised The Tonight Show to use props Geller had no prior access to, producing an on-air failure that established his method required advance access to objects.
Self-described psychic Uri Geller was unable to demonstrate any paranormal ability when James Randi advised The Tonight Show to use props Geller had no prior access to, producing an on-air failure that established his method required advance access to objects.