On 5/15/2019 10:38 AM, Telmo Menezes wrote:
For me, the term "paranormal" is nonsensical. What is meant by "normal"? I guess people usually mean "something not predicted by the current scientific theories". I have no problem accepting that the current scientific theories are incomplete.
Of course by construction it would mean something like "beside that which is normal". But I think it is interesting that people DO NOT usually mean "something not predicted by the current scientific theories". They mean something far more specific. They mean something that is evidence for people (including them) potentially having superhuman powers. They don't mean dark matter is paranormal or supersymmetry is paranormal. They don't mean the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field is paranormal. It's like when people ask me if I've every seen a UFO? ...and I answer, "Yes. I saw one just the other day. I couldn't tell whether it was a Cessna or a Piper."
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