I was thinking how almost everyone I know can tell one or two or more stories from their life that are seemingly paranormal sounding. But it seems like at least half of the people on RF don’t believe in anything paranormal.
Events happen spontaneously and we can debate each event forever as to whether it involved the supernatural or not. But the position of the non-believer of the paranormal must be that ALL alleged seemingly paranormal events are non-supernatural. When there’s been untold thousands/millions reported and unreported stories in the course of the existence of the human species; the chance that all are false becomes astronomically slim when I consider the quality of so many I’ve heard (the proverbial drop in the ocean I’ve heard).
Logic tells me the paranormal exists beyond reasonable doubt.
Does this make sense or do you disagree?
Edit: For this discussion: Paranormal/Supernatural = things that cannot be explained by phenomena known to modern science.
Materialist (I don't know if the perfect word exists)= Those that think alleged paranormal events can ultimately be explained away by known phenomena.
2nd Edit:In the bigger picture here's what I believe.
There is ultimately no such thing as the paranormal or supernatural. It's just that science has an incomplete understanding of all that is natural. Even things, like souls, astral planes may someday be part of science. I just use the terms supernatural/paranormal in the OP to describe phenomena that can't be explained by anything currently accepted by mainstream science.
Events happen spontaneously and we can debate each event forever as to whether it involved the supernatural or not. But the position of the non-believer of the paranormal must be that ALL alleged seemingly paranormal events are non-supernatural. When there’s been untold thousands/millions reported and unreported stories in the course of the existence of the human species; the chance that all are false becomes astronomically slim when I consider the quality of so many I’ve heard (the proverbial drop in the ocean I’ve heard).
Logic tells me the paranormal exists beyond reasonable doubt.
Does this make sense or do you disagree?
Edit: For this discussion: Paranormal/Supernatural = things that cannot be explained by phenomena known to modern science.
Materialist (I don't know if the perfect word exists)= Those that think alleged paranormal events can ultimately be explained away by known phenomena.
2nd Edit:In the bigger picture here's what I believe.
There is ultimately no such thing as the paranormal or supernatural. It's just that science has an incomplete understanding of all that is natural. Even things, like souls, astral planes may someday be part of science. I just use the terms supernatural/paranormal in the OP to describe phenomena that can't be explained by anything currently accepted by mainstream science.
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