Michael Juan Pellicer Blasco had his leg amputated, prayed, and awoke to find that it had spontaneously regenerated. His amputation was witnessed by two doctors and an assistant, attested to by the local government, and confirmed as a miracle by the Catholic Church.
Now, logically speaking, if we assume that any one of the above stories is true, then Marshall Brain's argument is done for. If even one amputee was healed, ever, than his argument collapses.
Now, you may feel that the stories listed above are a pack of lies told to credulous, pre-scientific peasants. And you may be right. But, if you're really honest with yourself you might see that your feelings about the stories listed above are probably a product of a pre-existing agreement with Marshall Brain's conclusion (God doesn't exist) rather than an absolute agreement with his premise (God never heals amputees).
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Three data points on the subject of amputees being healed.
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St. Anthony of Padua healed a boy who had had his foot amputated
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01556a.htm
Michael Juan Pellicer Blasco had his leg amputated, prayed, and awoke to find that it had spontaneously regenerated. His amputation was witnessed by two doctors and an assistant, attested to by the local government, and confirmed as a miracle by the Catholic Church.
http://www.spiritdaily.org/Our%20Lady%20Apparitio
Luke 22:49-51: Jesus heals Malcus ear
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=luke%
Now, logically speaking, if we assume that any one of the above stories is true, then Marshall Brain's argument is done for. If even one amputee was healed, ever, than his argument collapses.
Now, you may feel that the stories listed above are a pack of lies told to credulous, pre-scientific peasants. And you may be right. But, if you're really honest with yourself you might see that your feelings about the stories listed above are probably a product of a pre-existing agreement with Marshall Brain's conclusion (God doesn't exist) rather than an absolute agreement with his premise (God never heals amputees).