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Originally Posted by Umbran  circular definition see "definition, circular". Until such time as "the supernatural" is defined, this is using an undefined term to define another term. That's not getting you very far.
Note that some of the physical laws we now understand were, at one time, considered "supernatural". |
Hmm...you are absolutely right. As written, calculus would be considered a form of "magic" to someone who never took a math class (since it is an "art" which can be used to predict certain forces of nature. Weather patterns, for example.)
Tell you what: let's narrow the focus a bit, and pick a definition of the word "supernatural" for the purpose of this poll. From Dictionary.com:
su·per·nat·u·ral adj. Of, pertaining to, or being above or beyond what is natural; unexplainable by natural law or phenomena; abnormal.
So let's assume that "supernatural" is something that could never be explained scientifically, even if our knowledge of the physical world were perfect and infinite. Does that help?