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=== Views on the supernatural===

=== Views on the supernatural===

Speculative views on the "supernatural" include that it pertains to:

Speculative views on the "supernatural" include that it pertains to:

 

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| '''Distinct from nature'''

| '''Distinct from nature'''

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| '''Magic'''

| '''Magic'''

| Many people have sought to use both magic and science in hopes of empowering humanity for an improvement and to achieve a clearer picture of humanity's place in the cosmos. In the earliest Christian art (from the 3rd century) [[Jesus Christ]] is portrayed as a bare-faced youth holding a wand as a symbol of power,<ref>''The Two Faces of Jesus '' by Robin M. Jensen, ''Bible Review'', 17.8, Oct 2002 </ref><ref>''Understanding Early Christian Art''  by Robin M. Jensen, Routledge, 2000 </ref> as the centuries passed. (See: [[Images of Jesus]]) <ref>(See Lynn Thorndike's classic study,''The History of Magic and Experimental Science'', ''Tarbell Course in Magic, vol 1''- Harlan Tarbell, forward and epilogue to ''Greater Magic''- John Northern Hilliard, ''The Discoverie of Witchcraft''- Reginald Scot and the vanishing works of Henry Ridgely Evans, ''The Old and New Magic'', ''The Spirit World Unmasked'', and '' Hours with Ghosts or 19th Century Witchcraft''.)</ref> There may be a persistent link between supernaturalism, the paranormal, and the desire for immortality<ref>''The Psychology of Conviction: A Study of Beliefs and Attitudes'' by [[Joseph Jastrow]], Houghton Mifflin Co., 1918 </ref><ref> ''Search for the Soul'' by [[Milbourne Christopher]], Thomas Y. Crowell, Publishers, 1979 </ref>

| Many people have sought to use both magic and science in hopes of empowering humanity for an improvement and to achieve a clearer picture of humanity's place in the cosmos. In the earliest Christian art (from the 3rd century) [[Jesus Christ]] is portrayed as a bare-faced youth holding a wand as a symbol of power, ''The Two Faces of Jesus '' by Robin M. Jensen, ''Bible Review'', 17.8, Oct 2002 ''Understanding Early Christian Art''  by Robin M. Jensen, Routledge, 2000 as the centuries passed. (See: [[Images of Jesus]]) (See Lynn Thorndike's classic study,''The History of Magic and Experimental Science'', ''Tarbell Course in Magic, vol 1''- Harlan Tarbell, forward and epilogue to ''Greater Magic''- John Northern Hilliard, ''The Discoverie of Witchcraft''- Reginald Scot and the vanishing works of Henry Ridgely Evans, ''The Old and New Magic'', ''The Spirit World Unmasked'', and '' Hours with Ghosts or 19th Century Witchcraft''.) There may be a persistent link between supernaturalism, the paranormal, and the desire for immortality ''The Psychology of Conviction: A Study of Beliefs and Attitudes'' by [[Joseph Jastrow]], Houghton Mifflin Co., 1918 ''Search for the Soul'' by [[Milbourne Christopher]], Thomas Y. Crowell, Publishers, 1979  

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| '''A word for unexplained events'''

| '''A word for unexplained events'''

| Before the [[scientific method]] was used, everything was believed to have a supernatural cause.{{Fact|date=April 2007}} "Supernatural" today is in this sense merely used as an inspiration for more scientific knowledge tomorrow, through observation and analysis.

| Before the [[scientific method]] was used, everything was believed to have a supernatural cause. "Supernatural" today is in this sense merely used as an inspiration for more scientific knowledge tomorrow, through observation and analysis.

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