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To: Alacarte
Anyone who does accept supernatural explanations, as opposed to seeking naturalistic explanations, is most certainly not a scientist.

Whether scientists believe in the supernatural or not means nothing.

Wow, two sentences back to back and you espouse two opposite ideas. Good work.

1,143 posted on 02/09/2005 2:59:07 PM PST by houeto ("Mr. President , close our borders now!")
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To: houeto

no, not quite.
one can believe in the existence of things/forces/beings outside of the material sidereal universe without having to feel compelled to ascribe supernatural causes to natural phenomena.


1,144 posted on 02/09/2005 3:02:54 PM PST by King Prout (Remember John Adam!)
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To: houeto

Actually, if you read closer, those two ideas are not contradictory. One is about accepting supernatural explanations, and the other is about believing in the supernatural. One can hold the view that the supernatural exists without believing it to be the cause of any phenomenon.


1,146 posted on 02/09/2005 3:08:56 PM PST by Junior (FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC)
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