Another critical stage of competition may be the reliance on eyewitness testimony to substantiate miracles. Human belief and memory are notoriously unreliable, and emotional phenomena such as cognitive biases, suggestibility, and the placebo effect can cause individuals to think they've observed or experienced miraculous events. As an example, in instances of spontaneous remission of illnesses, what may be perceived as a amazing remedy could be explained by organic, although rare, organic… Continue