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Originally Posted by LesMts
Not at all. If I or one of my colleagues makes an interesting, unexplained, novel observation in our research it wouldn't be supernatural. It'd be an observed natural phenomenon, yet to be explained.
Supernatural by its definition is something outside of nature.
If I saw a "ghost" I wouldn't call it supernatural. Again, I'd have to describe it as an observed natural phenomenon, yet to be explained (actually, I'd probably consider various possibilities based on what we already know scientifically about reality - tricks of light, visual hallucinations, atmospheric phenomena - before even calling it 'unexplained').
Supernatural refers to the world of the metaphysical.
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Okay so the actual definition doesn't match up - but that's not the point I was making and you seem smart enough to know that. Alex said if he saw a ghost he wouldn't believe in the supernatural, i just used his words to continue the point, being - everything may one day have a scientific explanation - but that doesn't mean until then it is impossible.