(November 6, 2023 at 10:32 am)Angrboda Wrote:(November 5, 2023 at 9:16 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: It would appear that there IS something which prevents the supernatural from interacting with the natural - the name. Most definitions of supernatural make reference to ‘beyond the laws of nature’. I’m not sure how we could recognize any interaction between the two (but I’m open to suggestions).
How do you interpret beyond the laws of science? It doesn't even seem relevant. The natural doesn't determine the supernatural, but that doesn't mean that the supernatural doesn't determine the natural.
(November 5, 2023 at 9:16 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Jesus never healed a leper.
‘Prior accounts of the supernatural’? Come on.
If you say so. However, these are common examples of the supernatural in history. Even if they didn't happen, they establish the usage of the term supernatural according to English speakers and embody a conception of the supernatural which includes interaction with the natural world. Now perhaps your understanding is contrary to this, and your private dictionary has a different concept of the supernatural, in which case you're no longer communicating and you're just talking to yourself.
I hadn’t taken any of that into consideration. Thank you.
Boru
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