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   JTEM to Dale   
   Re: supernatural ?   
   13 Apr 25 02:49:54   
   
   From: jtem01@gmail.com   
      
   On 4/12/25 10:08 PM, Dale wrote:   
   >   
   > The SUPERNATURAL turns the NATURAL into the SUPER ?   
      
   "Supernatural," conventionally speaking, means that there is no   
   natural cause or explanation. I guess that, literally, it means   
   "Above" or "Beyond" the natural world. I guess that then leaves   
   to to answer the questions, "What is natural?" And it's not so   
   easy to answer.   
      
   If an observation lacks a natural explanation then it's a   
   candidate for the "Supernatural" (paranormal), but what you'd   
   really want is an observation that not only lacks a natural   
   explanation but contradicts the laws of nature (science). This   
   in itself wouldn't "Prove" the supernatural but it sure does   
   open some doors!   
      
   I find the subject fascinating because it separates the thinkers   
   from the fakers. The fakers are just going to auto-claim   
   anything, the thinkers LOVE not having answers, all the more so   
   if they should have them!   
      
   Remember Oumuamua?   
      
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CA%BBOumuamua   
      
   The fakers took one look and screamed "ALIENS!" or "NOT ALIENS!"   
   but the thinkers and said, "Wow!  It appears to accelerate   
   without any type of thrust?  Imagine what this could mean for   
   space exploration if we could figure this one out!"   
      
   See the difference?  For the thinkers it didn't matter WHAT   
   Oumuamua was -- rock or alien craft -- it was a mystery which,   
   if we solved, could mean a whole lot to us...   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   --   
   https://jtem.tumblr.com/tagged/The%20Book%20of%20JTEM/page/5   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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