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To: marshmallow
"The point is that in the West, the supernatural is considered outdated..."

I don't recall the exact quote, or even which book he wrote it in, but CS Lewis pointed out that the use of the term, "supernatural," is a vain presupposition that the user has a complete, thorough knowledge and understanding of all that is natural. Seven or eight hundred years ago, people thought a solar eclipse was the result of a dragon eating the sun. We of course look at such beliefs as primitive, ignorant or even savage. We don't give much thought to the notion that almost certainly, seven or eight hundred years from now, much of our "knowledge," will most likely be viewed in the same light.

We like to think of the Divine and His workings as "supernatural," but in as much as He existed before all else, there actually is nothing that is more, "natural."

7 posted on 07/26/2013 8:17:50 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Qui me amat, amat et canem meum.)
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To: Joe 6-pack

Interesting! I didn’t quote Lewis, but the evening before last, I was writing about the same subject to my grieving friend, Mimi. It involved the afterlife, deviled eggs, potato salad, fried chicken, and Jesus. :-)


14 posted on 07/26/2013 8:43:43 PM PDT by floralamiss ("For the sake of His sorrowful passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world.")
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