How can anyone claim to have any knowledges of what is outside of nature ... supernatural gods etc?
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There is no way we can. Some people refer to faith, knowledge is not faith. Faith is a belief, just like I believe chocolate tastes nice. \nSo in the end.. there is no way to 'know'.
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I agree with you.  You cannot use logic to figure out All Powerful Super Natural God.\nIsaiah 55:9 As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.\nBlessings:  Kaitlynn
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First how do you prove any person has a soul? Second, how do you prove Heaven and Hell exist in a tangible manner? Third, how do you know a god even exists, or for that matter that god has any ability to interfere with human evolution?\n\nLastly, since humans are organic material beings, did you ever consider that insanity may be caused by a persons internal environment (biology) and his/her external environement (society)?
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Our ancestors looked at the darkness beyond their campfires and saw that it was filled with frightening things--bears, serpents, lions, etc.  They saw lightning and heard thunder, and had no explanations for them. Earthquakes shook the ground and they did not know why. It would not have taken long for the strong to exploit the weak, to offer them protection from these things in exchange for, say, the best portions of the hunt. The shaman or witch doctor or high priest had only to proclaim that he had a special knowledge of the invisible gods that caused the thunder and lightning, or that he could talk to the spirits of the animals and make them behave, and with some clever acting and special rituals, the people would believe him, and a religion would be born.\n\nThey still believe it, too, leading me to think that humans haven't really evolved much since then. Many of them still want to believe that there are demons in the darkness, which can be dispelled with the right chants or prayers; or that a hurricane can be turned away if only enough people have faith in some unseen deity in the sky; or that particular individuals--called pastors, priests, rabbis, ministers, popes, apostles, etc.--have a closer relationship to the big deity in the sky than ordinary people and can therefore pursuade the deity to give the people protection...for a price, of course. Will the human race ever mature beyond such childishness?
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Supernatural, metaphysical and what not...I think people have different reasons for believing them but my gut feeling is that nature is so incredibly amazing and beautiful (like you said) that it surpasses the worldliness that we are saturated in in these times; thus, one cannot help but be moved by something so deep, so profound and so fundamental in nature that one may be inclined to seek the source of this beauty.  I think that's where people look towards that which is beyond our corporeal borders and the limits of scientific explanation for what we feel is sometimes so strong that we know there isn't always an explanation for it...but those are just my opinions...\n\nGood question.
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There IS no way to prove or disprove the existence of any deity, as is the same with anything supernatural. The supernatural is definitively NOT scientifically testable. You can give evidence one way or another, but it is debatable as to whether we will ever have the ability to prove or disprove the existence of anything supernatural - including deities.
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i am in a similar situation.  I want to understand what is out there.  how others believe and all of that.  I have been doing alot of reading.  Looking stuff up on the net. Asking people questions.  I am at a point where I want to go to places and see what they do what they go through.  I want to see what they see and try to feel why they do.  I want to know why they believe in what they believe in.  Dont be afraid to search and ask.  You might get slack for it.  Ppl tellin you its not necessary. (i have gotten that.  they say this is the faith theres no need for all this)  It isnt their journey, its yours.  If there is anything in particular you are curious about.  start there.  And as you go your search will guild itself. And most of all listen to your heart.  if your search leads you some where and your heart and soul are ok with it, stick with it.  if your soul or heart says stay clear then listen to it.  Thats what the journeys all about.
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It depends on how you define those things. \n\nIf we draw the distinction between "natural" and "supernatural" things with "supernatural things are what cannot be measured by definition" then I can show that the likeliness of any factual evidence for anything supernatural is highly unlikely.\n\nSince scientific measurement and natural interaction have been shown to be the samme thing (i.e. you can't measure anything without interacting with it, and every interaction can be interpreted as a measurement), if something cannot be measured by definition then it cannot interact by definition with "natural" things. I.e. even if a supernatural God or a spirit or Jesus exists, chances are that they are pretty powerless since they can't interact with us.\n\nIf, however, we define God and Jesus to be capable of interaction then that statement does not make sense without specifying what kind of interaction they are capable of doing - eg. if someone claims that God puts thoughts into their mind then it is quite legitimate to ask how they think that happens: the problem is that the moment we define God to be capable of interaction, then he is perfectly "natural" and he and all of his supposed characteristics have to be examined under scientific rigour - since science is the study of interactions. And under that rigour he pretty much fails - otherwise you wouldn't be asking that question. ;)  \n\nSo for me, the idea of the supernatural becomes somewhat... um, evaporate... even if there is no (there can be no) scientific "disproof" of it. But then remember that there is no scientific disproof of me having an invisible, untouchable, perfectly unperceivable halo on my head either. ;)\n\nOf course you can call anything perfectly natural "God" as well - you can call the laws of the Universe "God", or the feeling of love "God", etc - but then there is no evidence whatsoever that that "God" is good, almighty, all-knowing, breathing, or even alive. \n\nLife's tough.
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"How did you get to be so knowledgeable?"\n\n\nPS Ricky - are you assuming something else (and tinged with Christianity) about this hypothetical omniscient being?
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As regards the supernatural, it's near impossible to convince anyone that they are wrong be they cynic or believer.  I'm fairly certain that many Psychics believe they are on the level and there are certainly plenty of genuine con-artists who take advantage of believers.
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I believe it is human nature to assume that someone who defies what you believe in, doesn't know what they're talking about. That doesn't make this assumption true however. I am a Christian and I know there are many people out there that are well versed in Christianity, even if they do not share the belief. Some of them probably even know more about it than I do. I know about other religions as well. I think it is important to know about and the different faiths and non-faiths of the world.
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There are few people having real paranormal capacities! But if God gives you such a capacity there are two important steps needed:study and practice!!!
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Man is doing what comes natural, when he wants to know everything.  That is not odd.  I have yet to meet a studied, religious person that I respect and that is knowledgable, that claims they know it all.  I don't think that is possible.
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You can't.\n\nIt's all just psuedoscientific nonsense designed to get money out of suckers too ignorant to separte science from bullshit.\n\nHow can anyone be so gullible and superstitious as to believe in this voodoo in 2006?
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I believe we are all divine.....and that "psychic abilities" are just listening to the "God" within all of us who is all-knowing.  If everyone took enough time and effort to meditate and listen....they would be amazed at what they would hear and know (that others would call psychic).\n\nMy other belief is that the Devil or Darkness, is simply the absence of God (or Light).   The Devil is not a "thing".....\nFor example, when you turn the light on in a dark room, the darkness does not "go away" (it is not a thing).  The darkness exists only when the light is not there.\n\nSo therefore, seek for answers and look for guideance from higher sources and you won't have to worry about the dark (or devil).\n\nJust my thoughts.....
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Supernatural is like superman, Something that is unatural in a way that is humanly impossible. Paranormal is things like aliens and such. It's all really based on opinion. If you believe they exist then they do to you. There is proof of life on other planets such as riverbeds and such, but we don't really have proof of aliens or anything like that. \n\n\nI hope this helps.
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Do you understand that this is the SCIENCE section? Where we deal in facts?\n\nDo you understand that you are discussing MYTHOLOGY/FANTASY? That this is has no factual basis?\n\nTry posting this over in the RELIGION or PHILOSOPHy or ARTS secton. You will get a better reposnse.