The Six Miracles of Nature do not exist. 
 They are mental constructs created by the human mind 
 to help us grasp how miraculous everyday reality is. 

 You can sense thier importance, however, because of this: 
 They stand before us all, as soon as our attention is drawn to them. 
 Also, anyone, upon reflection, can see that they really are miracles. 

THE SIX MIRACLES ARE (click on each for more info):

1. There's something instead of nothing.
2. From the beginning, things started evolving.
3. Life arose.
4. Life evolved.
5. Some living things became capable of complex instinctual behavior.
6. From instinctual behavior arose inspiration, a sense of esthetics, spirituality and other forms of love.

WHY ARE THE SIX MIRACLES IMPORTANT?

Except for the First, each Miracle arises from a preceding Miracle, like footsteps along a path. The resulting path indicates a direction taken by the evolving Universe. By meditating on the path and its direction, we get a feeling what is "living according to God's plan," as religious people might say. For example, in Nature we see that recycling is practiced, and that evolution leads to ever more diversity. Therefore, we can say that Nature teaches that we humans should recycle, and revere the Earth's diversity. We are most fulfilled when we live according to Nature's teachings.