Richard65 · M
It's understandable to wish for something more, something beyond our ordinary existence. Science and modernity have offered answers to many things our ancestors couldn't understand so turned their minds to supernatural causes or spiritual influences. Anyone who says they have seen spirits or experienced supernatural phenomenon are talking purely subjectively. They might actually believe they saw or sensed something extraordinary, and, yes, there are real elements of the spectrum that exist but cannot be seen by humans (such as infrared). But to imagine there are supernatural spirits is just that - imagination. We crave something akin to a fairytale or a ghost story, just to make life seem more profound, more interesting - more MORE.
I'd suggest you might be denying yourself the myriad fascinating aspects of your life that ARE there and DO exist. You're just looking in the wrong places. You're seeking out one imaginary colour within an entire rainbow of real possibilities. I went for a walk in a local forest yesterday after reading that trees do actually communicate with one another through chemical interactions. That's not supernatural, that's scientific discovery. If a tree is infested with insects that threaten it, other trees transmit chemicals through their roots in order to help that tree rid itself of the infestation. Fungi effectively build entire communication networks right under your feet. This is extraordinary revelation, yet it's real and science exposed it and explained it. Look for the real, because real life is truly extraordinary if you can just see it. It's that reality that remains just out of sight for you. Not the supernatural.
I'd suggest you might be denying yourself the myriad fascinating aspects of your life that ARE there and DO exist. You're just looking in the wrong places. You're seeking out one imaginary colour within an entire rainbow of real possibilities. I went for a walk in a local forest yesterday after reading that trees do actually communicate with one another through chemical interactions. That's not supernatural, that's scientific discovery. If a tree is infested with insects that threaten it, other trees transmit chemicals through their roots in order to help that tree rid itself of the infestation. Fungi effectively build entire communication networks right under your feet. This is extraordinary revelation, yet it's real and science exposed it and explained it. Look for the real, because real life is truly extraordinary if you can just see it. It's that reality that remains just out of sight for you. Not the supernatural.
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Richard65 · M
@Pambie I haven't missed your point, you've missed mine. I don't believe in the supernatural because I've seen no real evidence for it, and my point is that the real world is fascinating enough without having recourse to the supernatural. You're simply missing the profound nature of your actual existence. You're seeking a unicorn when a horse should be enough.
Pambie · 26-30, F
@Richard65 This isn't about whether our reality is "fascinating", with or without a supernatural element to it, but about what is actually real.
And then of course there is the issue of what, exactly, would constitute evidence for the supernatural. And even then, would such evidence be interpreted correctly and without bias?
You personally have never seen any evidence for it. Okay, well others have, and they would disagree with you.
And then of course there is the issue of what, exactly, would constitute evidence for the supernatural. And even then, would such evidence be interpreted correctly and without bias?
You personally have never seen any evidence for it. Okay, well others have, and they would disagree with you.
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@Pambie
No they haven't. There claims and guesses and interpretations are not evidence... especially since there's no need for anything supernatural.
You have a fleeting blink of time to appreciate the wonders of our planet - wonders that contribute to the wider evidence from which we form our explanations of those wonders.
How blind, then, to seek imaginings for which there is neither evidence nor need.
well others have
No they haven't. There claims and guesses and interpretations are not evidence... especially since there's no need for anything supernatural.
You have a fleeting blink of time to appreciate the wonders of our planet - wonders that contribute to the wider evidence from which we form our explanations of those wonders.
How blind, then, to seek imaginings for which there is neither evidence nor need.
Well said
Beetlejuice68 · 56-60, M
turtle777rescuer · 36-40, M
I clicked becauae I thought it said playstation
It makes sense to feel left out when others report experiences you haven’t had. Openness like this is healthy, it lets you stay curious without pretending to know everything. Thanks for sharing such a vulnerable realization.
Also as for genuine unexplained experience, some people interpret these occurrences as non-ordinary or spiritual events, that interpretation is valid for many. The few I experienced, I’ll toss up to (Emotional/psychological coping) the mind can generate comforting apparitions as a way to process loss.
Also as for genuine unexplained experience, some people interpret these occurrences as non-ordinary or spiritual events, that interpretation is valid for many. The few I experienced, I’ll toss up to (Emotional/psychological coping) the mind can generate comforting apparitions as a way to process loss.
BlueSkyKing · M
Evidence is detectable, measurable, testable and falsified. Our five senses are not reliable data collectors, which is why we invented machines that can collect data accurately and without prejudice. These instruments are far more sensitive and reliable than any senses of human and animal. Reality hasn’t had an additional increase.
What can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
What can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.
BlueSkyKing · M
