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Old 03-05-2004, 06:21 AM   #71
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Has anything supernatural ever happened to me? In a word: No

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Deja Vu is the most "supernatural" thing that has ever happened to me but I do not know whether you would consider that supernatural.
But is Deja vu 'supernatural'; or is it a particular activity in the brain?
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Supernatural is not a phenomenon, it is an explanation. I don't explain things using the supernatural. Doing so is wierd. Just about no one explains things using the supernatural anymore. So as a result, no matter how wierd I may think a particular experience is, it is not supernatural.

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Supernatural is not a phenomenon, it is an explanation.
Well said. I have not really dwelt on the question in the OP, so I don't have any specific instance of an "unexplained" event to relate, but I am perfectly willing to admint that things happen that I do not understand, without needing to postulate the existence of supernatural forces to make me feel better about it.

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Just about no one explains things using the supernatural anymore.
You obviously don't spend any time at Xian boards(CF, RR, etc.)...
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You obviously don't spend any time at Xian boards(CF, RR, etc.)...
Most are fools and hypocrites. When their car breaks down most make sure to get it to a mechanic. When they get sick most make sure to get to a doctor. They do not go to witch doctors but those trained in the science of medicine. When the 9/11 hijackers crashed those planes into the WTC they did not consider the possibility that god did send them. Most do not believe in their own bullshit. All this would be the most sublime comedy if it weren’t so pathetic.

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Old 03-05-2004, 08:15 AM   #76
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When God does crack, does he see people?
 
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If you stop and think about all the trillions of synapses present in the human brain, is it really any wonder that occasionally one or two will misfire? When I stop and think how many times a computer needs rebooted, doesn't matter what OS it's running, it will need it eventually- our brains are really ALWAYS "ON."

I've had the streetlight thing happen, weird dreams, deja vu, etc. but nothing I can't explain with good old reality. Besides, if I don't have an explanation for it, that certainly doesn't mean there won't be one someday. I used to think thunder was god's bowling alley, too!
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To answer the OP: no. However, when people claim that the reason the elevator door opened right when they hit the button, or the reason they managed to find their missing sock so quickly was due to god, I must conclude that my standards for attributing mundane occurances to supernatural phenomena must be astronomically higher than other people.
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But if you dare----talk in detail about the "wierd" experiences in your life and how you were able to reason them away.
Remember when Brett Favre threw that INT against the Eagles in the 03 playoffs? That was an act of Satan.
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When God does crack, does he see people?
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