Welcome to the supernatural side of the World Wide Web. I’ve been fascinated with the paranormal and fantastic (in the literal sense of the word) as long as I can remember. Those with whom I share this odd interest may find something new or informative within these ‘pages’.
As I grew to learn more about the vast and intricate forces that make up this cosmos, I realized that “supernatural” is no more an accurate term than “unnatural”; both words describe something that falls outside the realm of actual existence, yet the field is dedicated to the proof (or at least, the search) of something that does exist.
It’s a tricky concept. Our interest is frequently aroused by that which seems to obey unknown laws or occupies remote corners of existence (apropos of nothing, playing online slots for money and online casinos), but the line that separates the paranormal from the ‘merely’ fictional is one that many casual and even professional persons in the field seem to cross at will.
And yet the tendency to require proof, a fundamental element of the scientific process, itself becomes dubious as one strays further from the ‘normal’ into the paranormal. Can you not conceive of something which may exist in a way that precludes ‘normal’ methods of discovery and investigation? Scarcity of pertinent facts is always a challenge, but what if scientific proof is rendered impossible or problematic due to the very essential characteristics of the subject being studied?
Take ghosts, for instance. No sober scientific theory accounts for ghosts, and the pragmatic adult conclusion is that they simply do not exist. However, many sober adult people firmly believe in ghosts, and many more are willing to concede the possibility. Once you eliminate the obvious hoaxes and mistakes (itself a process that is open to criticism, given the over-enthusiasm by some to claim photographic artifacts and tampering without solid evidence for the argument) you are still left with a staggering supply of evidence that points toward something that is not addressed by any accepted theory.