> In my experience, many people have a quasi-religious belief in the capability of modern medicine to perform what would otherwise be called a miracle. This belief is typically held without any evidence whatsoever.

Modern medical results would absolutely be viewed as a miracle to someone just a few decades back. Something like 90% of cancer cases are either cured or successfully suppressed (to the extent that the sufferer ends up dying of some other cause). Almost all endemic diseases have vaccines. Virtually no one dies of a bacterial infection today. Even most autoimmune disorders have effective treatments now.

The fact that there are problems yet to solve in medicine, and remaining voodoo in its practice, still doesn't change the fact that we're living in a miraculous age.