If a man believes in unalterable natural law, he cannot believe in any miracle in any age.

If a man believes in a will behind law, he can believe in any miracle in any age.

Suppose, for the sake of argument, we are concerned with a case of thaumaturgic healing.

A materialist of the twelfth century could not believe it any more than a materialist of the twentieth century.

But a Christian Scientist of the twentieth century can believe it as much as a Christian of the twelfth century.