Supernaturalsolsiossus

A disease that happens when you drink a snakes poison ivy

"hey look at that snake, wanna go see if it has some poison ivy to drink?"

"Hell no man that's can cause you supernaturalsolsiossus"

by Snakies March 20, 2023

Supernaturalism

The belief in realities that transcend the natural world—gods, spirits, miracles, realms beyond the physical. Supernaturalism holds that nature is not all that exists; there is something beyond, above, or outside the natural order that can interact with it. Unlike Extraphysicalism (which suggests continuity), Supernaturalism often implies discontinuity: the supernatural is categorically different, operating by different rules, accessible through different means. It's the worldview of most religions, many spiritual traditions, and anyone who believes in realities that cannot be naturalized.

"You think prayer is just self-soothing? Supernaturalism says: there's literally something listening, something beyond nature, something that can respond. Not metaphor, not psychological projection—actual supernatural agency. You don't have to believe it, but millions do, and their experience isn't nothing."

by Dumu The Void February 24, 2026

Supernaturalism

The belief in realities that transcend and can intervene in the natural world—gods, spirits, miracles, divine agency. Unlike Extranaturalism (which posits an exterior that may not interact), Supernaturalism emphasizes interaction: the supernatural can and does affect natural events. Prayers are answered, miracles occur, spirits intervene, divine will shapes history. Supernaturalism is the worldview of most theistic religions, many spiritual traditions, and anyone who believes that there is something beyond nature that cares about and acts within nature. It's the position that the universe is not a closed system, that the boundaries between natural and supernatural are permeable, and that help can come from outside.

"Science can't explain why I survived that accident when I should have died. Supernaturalism says: maybe something beyond nature intervened. Not coincidence, not luck—actual agency from outside the natural order. You don't have to believe it, but millions do, and their experiences of rescue feel as real as anything science measures."

by Dumu The Void February 24, 2026

Hard Problem of Supernaturality

The difficulty of defining and then detecting the "supernatural." If something exists and interacts with our world (a ghost moves an object, a prayer is answered), then by interacting, it becomes part of nature's cause-and-effect chain and should, in theory, be natural and measurable. Calling it "supernatural" often just means "we can't explain it with our current models." The term becomes a moving target, a placeholder for mystery that retreats from any advancing scientific understanding.

Example: "The ghost hunter said the cold spot was 'supernatural.' The physicist said it was a draft. The hard problem of supernaturality: if the ghost's presence causes the draft, then it's a natural phenomenon, just an unknown one. The word 'supernatural' seems to mean 'we stop investigating here because it's spooky.'"

by AbzuInExile January 31, 2026

Stupernatural

To be foolishly in love . Stupidly in love. The force that draws you to another person in which the attraction seems supernatural.

I'm too smart to be so stupid, my attraction to him is so stupernatural, it's insane.

by Randalizabee May 22, 2023