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Topic: Supernatural (disambiguation)


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  Supernatural
Supernatural claims assert phenomena beyond the realm of current scientific understanding, and may likewise be in direct conflict with scientific concepts of possibility, plausibility, or reality in general.
The supernatural concept is generally identified with religion or other unscientific belief systems — though there is much debate as to whether a supernatural aspect is necessary for religion, or that religion is necessary for holding a concept of the supernatural; see the nature of God in Western theology, anthropology of religion, and Biblical cosmology.
Supernaturalization can also mean the process by which stories and historical accounts are altered to have supernatural elements; for the skeptic, two of the most prominent examples are the Virgin Birth and Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/s/su/supernatural.html   (3723 words)

  
 Supernatural - AnomPhenom.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
Concepts in the supernatural domain are closely related to concepts in religious spirituality and metaphysics or spiritualism...
It rests on the believer's presumption that supernatural events can and do occur; thus, their description as "natural" by the skeptic is seen as a result of a process of deliberate or unconscious denial of any supernatural significance, thus, "naturalization".
Supernaturalization can also mean the process by which stories and historical accounts are altered to describe supernatural elements.
www.anomphenom.com /encyclopedia/Supernatural   (1221 words)

  
 Supernatural
Those denying the plausibility of supernatural events typically define them as events which cannot be perceived by natural or empirical senses, and whose understanding may be said to lie with religious, magical, or otherwise mysterious explanation—yet remains firmly outside of the realm of science.
Supernatural claims assert phenomena beyond the realm of current scientific understanding, and may likewise be in direct conflict with scientific concepts of possibility or plausibility.
The supernatural concept is generally identified with religion or other belief systems—though there is much debate as to whether a supernatural is necessary for religion, or that religion is necessary for holding a concept of the supernatural.
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Supernatural.php   (2940 words)

  
 Supernatural Information
The supernatural concept is generally identified with religion or other belief systems — though there is much debate as to whether a supernatural aspect is necessary for religion, or that religion is necessary for holding a concept of the supernatural.
In Japan the scattering of aggressive Mogul-Korean fleets in 1274 and 1281 was attributed to the 神風 (kamikaze) or divine wind.
The article on The supernatural in monotheistic religions concerns itself with the junction between monotheistic religions, such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and the supernatural.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Supernatural   (2858 words)

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