(June 1, 2016 at 1:09 pm)SteveII Wrote:(June 1, 2016 at 8:06 am)robvalue Wrote: So this is the big question: what practical use is labelling an event "supernatural" rather than simply "unexplained"?
The significance, meaning or the conclusions we could draw from a supernatural event. Simply putting an event into the "unexplained" column sheds all significance and meaning.
And yet it is the most reasonable thing to do. The other choice is to impose your own interpretation onto something and I can guarantee you will be wrong if you do that.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.