Reply To: Any first-hand accounts of miracles or Ruach Hakodesh by Gedolim?

I think that miracle stories are a very weak basis for emunah. It may get him through a short period of time but I think there is plenty of room for skepticism for any specific story and for the whole group of miracle stories. Every religion has its stories that seem unbelievable (with people that swear they happened) but they cant all be true right? And if they are all true then there is no proof for one religion over the other. Obviously I would not tell him they aren’t true – they may all be accurate – just that he should not use them as the foundation of his faith. Much more unique and powerful in my mind is the collective history of the Jewish People. I think that is a stronger basis for faith – and while not a proof – should be pretty powerful and hard to “disprove”