Antisupernatural

/ˌæntiˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/ adjective

Definition

Opposed to or denying the existence of supernatural phenomena, miracles, or divine intervention.

Etymology

From anti- (against) + supernatural (beyond natural law), which comes from Latin super- (above) + natura (nature). This term reflects Enlightenment philosophy skepticism of the 1700s onward.

Kelly Says

Antisupernatural thinking helped create modern science by insisting everything—even what seems magical—has a natural explanation; yet ironically, quantum physics discovered that reality behaves in genuinely 'magical' ways our ancestors never imagined possible.

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