(May 30, 2020 at 7:50 pm)Belacqua Wrote:
(May 30, 2020 at 1:53 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: Do you think of the supernatural as a force of some kind? Or a realm? Are there things that exist as supernatural entities? If the supernatural exists, it must have some ontological presence or form, yeah? What is the nature of the supernatural?
If you refer back to the definition I've given several times, you'll see that I define the supernatural as when something acts over and above its nature.
Could you be more specific? How do we determine 1. what something’s nature is, and 2. what constitutes “over and above” it? What do you mean by over and above?
Quote:So I haven't said anything about some supernatural thingy with form and ontology. I've only talked about events.
That’s why I’m asking you to be more specific in your definition.
Quote:It is helpful for me to see that this is probably what people have in mind: not just inexplicable events but some kind of unknown realm.
Well, if we’re considering the supernatural as a possible cause, then it must be something. We need to have a rough idea of what it actually is before we can attempt to evaluate its probability as a cause of some event versus an alternative cause.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
