(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.
Which begs the obvious question: is the meaning or significance you could derive from that label actually meaningful or significant, if the label has been applied simply as a cover for ignorance, or in the face of the unknown, without any demonstrability at all?
See, that's the thing about significance and meaning: they're as much dependent on the why as they are on the what. A highly significant conclusion proposed without any justification is hardly significant or meaningful, isn't it? An earth shattering breakthrough simply dreamed up out of nothing can hardly be said to provide meaningful ramifications, can it?
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