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To: Sopater
This includes the "belief" that there either can or cannot be a supernatural explanation for what is observed.

False dichotomy. Science is not about saying that there "cannot" be a supernatural explanation for what is observed. Science is about finding a natural explanation for what is observed. There is no implicit declaration that the supernatural does not exist, simply the implicit understanding that the supernatural cannot be described by science.
167 posted on 10/07/2005 2:00:09 PM PDT by Dimensio (http://angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif <-- required reading before you use your next apostrophe!)
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To: Dimensio

I find it truly amusing that so many believe that the supernatural ought to be addressed by natural science.

their ignorance of linguistics evidently matches their ignorance of science.

supernatural = super(above, beyond) + natural
by definition, the "supernatural" (if it exists at all) exists beyond the scope of nature and -duh!- beyond the bailiwick of natural science.


176 posted on 10/07/2005 2:36:32 PM PDT by King Prout (19sep05 - I want at least 2 Saiga-12 shotguns. If you have leads, let me know)
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