The Ubiquitous Supernatural

Question from Kelly:

Answer by SmartLX:





One thought on “The Ubiquitous Supernatural”

  1. Hi Kelly,

    It is also important to note that atheism isn’t a rejection of supernatural claims. There are some (or many) spiritual atheists. Atheism is only the lack of belief in a god or gods. Werewolves, fairies, ghosts, and telekinesis are all separate beasts to tangle with.

    I’ll add that it is very likely an atheist will reject supernatural claims, because if a person applies the same skepticism to the idea of a supernatural claim, as they do to a deity claim, then the conclusion will likely be the same. I’m just pointing out that this isn’t always the case. For the record, I don’t believe in anything supernatural.

    As far as actually answering your question, I think the original response did that well enough. If there were evidence to suggest any supernatural phenomena were real, that’d be great. Unforunately, as there is not, it seems no more likely than a god, or a magician. I don’t particular like the whole “science” vs “religion” thing. I think that war is a mindset that is largely pushed by the religious. I have never had any religious belief, and I have no particular love of science. In fact my atheism predates my knowledge of science completely.
    To me it would make more sense to call the war religion vs skepticism.

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