Researcher Bias: The supernatural concept is unscientific and totally lacks any real-world context which Kant, Sherif, and McGilChrist say is required, The Materialist Definist Fallacy, no proper categorize types "rigid adherence" to quantification (
Real World Context-Evidence vs the Supernatural - "When logic and proportion Have fallen sloppy dead And the White Knight is talking backwards" (Jefferson Airplane 1960's White rabbit song) Real World Context-Evidence: 1. Immanuel Kant: "If a concept lacks reference to any object of possible experience…. It "has no meaning and is completely lacking in content" (P.15 Kant's Theory of Symbolism, John D Glenn Jr) 2. Muzafer Sherif "emphasizes that real world contexts are important, even if regarded as "messy" compared to controlled lab experiments." Wikipedia 3. Iain McGilchrist argues that "neglect of context is the greatest single disaster which philosophic thinking can incur." "Real World Context-Evidence" for spirituality would be "people" – not abstractions like the "supernatural." The "supernatural" or "supernatural beings" is a widespread maladaptive stereotype! By definition, it is beyond or outside the scope of scientific inquiry – which makes it a loaded term =- categorizing that as a "Definist" -fallacy and worthless, meaningless word. The definition of supernatural in Dictionary: of a manifestation or event) attributed to some force beyond scientific understanding or the laws of nature. The supernatural concept is widespread and frequently found in definitions of myths or prophecy. I asked my Filipina partner – who is Catholic – if God is "supernatural." I then pointed out that Jesus Christ never once used the world "supernatural" and describes the Holy spirit as "Spirit and Truth". She then agreed that the "supernatural" did not unequivocally equate to the "Biblical God" From extensive research & experience, it is readily apparent that spirituality got entangled in abstractions: the supernatural-unreal, powers, crystal ball vision, etc. If spirituality is about something it would be about "people." The "supernatural" concept has zero real-world context evidence! Peer Reviewed Critique of Materialism Endorsed by Four Very Prominent Psychologists and Medical Researchers A. The psychologists, William R. Miller and Carl E. Thoresen, state in their article,
Institutions
- The Centers (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Knowledge Commons (Lakehead University)
- Published
- 2025-04-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.17613/76cb8-bd891
- Primary Topic
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00