David:
I take you main point but I query your use of horoscopes as an example.
I would say that horoscopes, if valid, are just a consequence of the
influence of stellar configurations now and at the time of the person's
birth, and that no supernatural agency is involved.
Don
David Campbell wrote:
>> Wouldn't virtually everyone here agree that the phrase "supernatural
>> science", should it ever be coined, is an oxymoron? And normally that
>> observation would come with a sneer from self-appointed Secularists. But
>> it can also come as a sober appraisal of the latter partner's limitations.
>> I wonder if YECs have ever tried embracing such a phrase. And if not, why
>> not?
>>
>
> It is possible to scientifically investigate a supernatural claim if
> the supernatural agent is posited to have a regular, measurable effect
> on physical objects. E.g., see if people born between certain dates
> actually have experiences more in keeping with their newspaper
> horoscope than those born at other times.
>
>
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