(August 25, 2010 at 9:57 am)Captain Scarlet Wrote: I think this is right and it gets worse. I would claim the material world is all that there is. The common response to this apart from casuistry is to assert that I cannot disprove a superntural world. The problem with this argument is that those arguing for a supernatural world cannot disprove a super-super natural world which created the supernatural world (and which the superntural world knows nothing of its existence) ... and so on into infinite regress.Interesting point but it still doesn't mean there's no supernatural realm. And also, if the supernatural realm is defined as "the highest realm" then there can be no higher, nothing more "super" than it.
Quote: In addition the supernaturalist cannot disprove that the natural world is necessary and that it didn't create the supernatural world which is contingent upon it. Round and round we go.But the supernatural realm still may exist, in the sense that it isn't logically disproved.
Quote: I think there is a burden of proof for the supernaturalist which is not being picked up in the form of evidence.
If the supernatural is claimed then the burden of proof is on the supernaturalist. Because the burden of proof applies to all claims lacking in evidence.