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Originally Posted by CleverNickName  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? |
Well, it's one thing to explain it. You still need to test it out to prove it is not supernatural.
I've often wonder about ... for lack of a better term ... the human psyche. If one were to be encountered with a supernatural phenomenon, would you try to disbelieve and rationalize what you saw, or would you believe for what it is you saw before you, at the risk of damaging your sanity?