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In reply to the discussion: Is the belief that the laws of physics were/can be suspended by a supernatural force... [View all]skepticscott
(13,029 posts)36. Exactly...the very concept of the "supernatural"
is at odds with logic, however handy it may be to refer to it. Even if things like ghosts, demons, angels or gods appear to be able to violate physical laws, that's all it would be...appearance. Such events would simply reflect aspects of physical laws that we simple carbon-based bipeds don't have a handle on yet. If physical laws are actually being violated, that tells us that what we are experiencing is not reality.
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Is the belief that the laws of physics were/can be suspended by a supernatural force... [View all]
cleanhippie
Jun 2013
OP
Not if you make it part of your belief system that the natural laws of the universe...
trotsky
Jun 2013
#4
The notion that the laws of physics could be suspended by a supernatural force
struggle4progress
Jun 2013
#13
Except the sociologist brings her own cultural constructs to whatever the project is.
Deep13
Jun 2013
#42