Let’s say that it’s scientifically proven that ghosts exist. Would they then stop being supernatural and become natural, thus making it impossible to ever have proof of the supernatural?

  • neidu2@feddit.nl
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    11 months ago

    Reminds me of this ships doctor I was chitchattibg with. He said something along the lines of:

    "The difference between a doctor and a witch doctor isn’t that big. The main difference is in sticking to what has been proven to work, and discarding what doesn’t

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      11 months ago

      Not related, but I was reminded of this old joke: what’s the difference between God and a doctor? God doesn’t think he’s a doctor.