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>Born in 1926, Sathya Sai Baba claims to be the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, a saint who was greatly loved by people of all religions, and furthermore claims that he is an Avatar, and earthly manifestation of the Divine. According to biographical material written by devotees, his mother believes he was divinely conceived when a "big ball of blue light' rolled toward her and seemed to enter her body. When the boy was fourteen, he was reportedly stung by a large scorpion, after which he went into silence broken occasionally by spiritual songs and discourses, weeping or laughing. Spiritual phenomena, his personal magnetism, and his claims of being Shirdi Sai Baba drew people to him...Sathya Sai Baba usually gives darshan daily to hordes of followers, moving among them to accept letters, materialize things such as rings, necklaces, watches, or sacred ash in his hand to give them, and choose some for private interviews in which he speaks as a clairvoyant about matters in their personal lives. His followers also claim that he manifests things in their homes far away, such as turmeric powder, holy water, Shiva lingams, fruits, and gems. Many other miracles are attributed to him, such as controlling the weather, changing the colour of his clothing, disappearing physically, appearing in two places at the same time, bringing a dead man back to life, and healing people...He himself has said that the miracles are trivial compared to "my glory and majesty, as a mosquito is in size and strength to the elephant upon which it squats." On another occasion he said, "I teach that no distinction should be made between the names Rama, Krishna, Ishwara, Sai--for they are all My names."
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>Despite the attribution of Godhead to himself, Sathya Sai Baba does not claim to be starting a new religion, but rather preaches the simple universal message of truth, righteousness, nonviolence, love, and peace. (Living Religions, p. 470-471

It's reasonable to believe in the miracles of Sathya Sai Baba, IF he was in fact who he claimed to be. But why don't you consider him to be God, based on what his followers wrote about him, and what he says about himself?