What does the word "supernatural" mean?
This will come down to what the word "natural" means.
As far as I can see, the only useful context of the word "natural" is in contrast to the term "artificial."
For instance, if "supernatural" is a violation of physical laws, that just means that we didn't understand the laws in the first place. To give an analogy, let's say that someone is learning the rules of chess by watching some people play it in the park. The "natural laws" they deduce are the rules that they can plainly see: bishops move in diagonal motions, rooks in horizontal and vertical motions, etc.
Then, just when they think they have it mostly figured out, something strange happens like a pawn moves diagonally (to capture) or a king and rook move at the same time, with the king moving through a piece and while moving more than one space (castling). They might say, "Something supernatural happened!" but that isn't true; it's just that they never fully understood the laws in the first place.
So, what is "supernatural?" How is this word meaningful in any sense?
This will come down to what the word "natural" means.
As far as I can see, the only useful context of the word "natural" is in contrast to the term "artificial."
For instance, if "supernatural" is a violation of physical laws, that just means that we didn't understand the laws in the first place. To give an analogy, let's say that someone is learning the rules of chess by watching some people play it in the park. The "natural laws" they deduce are the rules that they can plainly see: bishops move in diagonal motions, rooks in horizontal and vertical motions, etc.
Then, just when they think they have it mostly figured out, something strange happens like a pawn moves diagonally (to capture) or a king and rook move at the same time, with the king moving through a piece and while moving more than one space (castling). They might say, "Something supernatural happened!" but that isn't true; it's just that they never fully understood the laws in the first place.
So, what is "supernatural?" How is this word meaningful in any sense?