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Panda
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09-23-2011 10:40 AM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Modulous
09-22-2011 2:00 PM

Modulous writes:
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The thing is, science investigates what can detected. It doesn't care whether the thing being detected is metaphysically natural or metaphysically supernatural. Science is a methodology for investigations.
Also, if a supernatural being was able to affect the natural world, then we could study these effects.
Granted, we would not be able to draw many conclusions, but we could study these 'occurrences'.
e.g.
If the FSM turned chickens into intelligent mammals over-night then we could definitely study these changes.
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Can science even investigate the supernatural?
If you consider "studying the effects of a supernatural being" to be the same as "studying a supernatural being" then I would answer: yes.
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Being able to differentiate between "natural effects" and "supernatural effects" would be difficult, though.
I expect we would require something as sudden and as impossible as the chicken example above.
Always remember: QUIDQUID LATINE DICTUM SIT ALTUM VIDITUR
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Panda
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09-23-2011 11:49 AM 		Reply to: Message 10 by 1.61803
09-23-2011 11:40 AM

Are you sure?
1.61803 writes:
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Blink....did you just say "know" Blink...really...you did, didnt you you said the K word.
Aah...but you don't 'know' he used the 'K' word.
You only know he "Knows" that you know that he knows, don't 'cha know.
Always remember: QUIDQUID LATINE DICTUM SIT ALTUM VIDITUR
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10-22-2011 7:04 AM 		Reply to: Message 201 by Dr Adequate
10-22-2011 6:03 AM

Re: Supernatural
Dr. A writes:
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The two are not mutually exclusive. You are having a discussion with me by posting on a website.
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But this is not supernatural.
I think you'll find that Chuckles couldn't find an answer to your request for a way to differentiate him from any other poster (let alone a supernatural poster) and so he instead cried foul.
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If I were you
And I wish that I were you
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