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| Supernatural: The term "supernatural" pertains to phenomena or forces which are supposed to defy the laws of nature and scientific understanding. It includes concepts like ghosts, magic, and divine intervention, often attributed to a realm or power outside the realm of the physical world. See also Natural laws, Physics, Causality, Causal laws, Causal explanation, Causal dependence, Causation, Causes, Effects, Explanation, Measurements, Knowledge, Science, Mysticism, Magical thinking._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Bernulf Kanitscheider on Supernatural - Dictionary of Arguments
II 174 Supernatural/embedding/geometry/dimension/Kanitscheider: a 4-dimensional curved Riemannian manifold can be embedded in a 10-dimensional flat Euclidean space. Def Embedding/Kanitscheider: the formal classification into a more comprehensive structure.(1) >Space time/Kanitscheider, >Space/Kanitscheider, >Space curvature/Kanitscheider. Embedding/Theology/Kanitscheider: Analogously, the theologian can say that natural science can in principle explain every inner-worldly context, but cannot establish that the (observable) world is all that exists. >Theology. Quantum mechanics/Kanitscheider: Quantum mechanics limits by its laws the number of dynamic variables which can be complementary to each other and thus also the kinds of the conceivable aspects in which matter can appear. >Quantum mechanics. For an analogy of the complementarity of nature and supernature, no comparable limitation of the ways of seeing or levels exists. >Levels of description, >Levels (order). II 174/175 Supernature/theology/embedding/Kanitscheider: for the relation of supernature to nature, therefore, embedding offers itself as a formal structure. Vs: problem: ontology "runs away": i.e. God is really the "last principle" of all being. To prevent this, the embedding must break off after the first step. For this the theologian has to find reasons! This difficulty is a consequence of the abandonment of the principle of parsimony, not to admit more entities than necessary for the explanation of the phenomena. >Conservativity, >Explanation. If one conceives the universe as "thought of God", one needs a rational justification why this process is not comprised again by a further, higher numinous entity. (Regress). >Regress. The embedding, however, would have the advantage that world and superworld would be absolutely separated ontologically and causally. >Causality, >Ontology. II 177 Supernatural/religion/theory/Kanitscheider: even a partially transcendent, hidden entity comes into conflict with the causal closure of the world. One cannot blame several causes for an event when one is enough. For example, if a goblin exerted a real additional force on the falling stone, it would have to fall faster. >Hidden variables, >Hidden parameters._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Kanitsch I B. Kanitscheider Kosmologie Stuttgart 1991 Kanitsch II B. Kanitscheider Im Innern der Natur Darmstadt 1996 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-20