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•Howwouldyourespondifyousawsomethinglikethiswhenyouwentoutingaloneandyoutoldyourfriendsaboutthisbutnoonebelievedyou?byPamela,Jane&AnmenlyApril28,2013Agenda•Concept•Explanations•OuropinionWhat'stheSupernatural?Concept:Thesupernaturalisthatwhichisnotsubjecttothelawsofnature,ormorefiguratively,thatwhichissaidtoexistaboveandbeyondnature.Intheworldoffairytalesandancientmyths...Also,inourlives...•Thislittlekidisfollowedbyagangofclassmatesdeterminedthistimetocatchhimandbeathimupwell.Thekidjumpssometrashcansintheschoolyard.Theotherscornerhim.There'snoescape.Hejumpsagainandallofasuddenherealizesthatheisontherooftop.Helatergetsreprimandedbytheprincipalforwalkingontheschoolroof.NaturalorUnnatural?Agenda•Concept•Explanations•OuropinionHowDoSomePeopleExplaintheSupernatural?Therearenumerouswaysofexplainingthesupernatural.Letuspresentoneofthem.•Therearetwodifferentworldsthatstayseparatedmostofthetime.Sometimes,notquiteoften,thesetwoworldscomeintocontact.Thisiswhensupernaturalcreaturesvisitthenaturalworldforashorttime.NaturalWorldSupernaturalWorldExamples•BermudaTriangle•1.introduction•AtriangularareaoftheAtlanticOcean,inwhichnumerouswatercraftandaircraftaresaidtohavemysteriouslydisappeared.•2.Notableincidents•AflightoffiveU.S.NavyAvengertorpedobombersthatfailedtoreturnfromaroutinetrainingmissioninDecember1945.SchoonerCarrollA.Deering,asseenfromtheCapeLookoutlightvesselonJanuary29,1921,twodaysbeforeshewasfounddesertedinNorthCarolina.•3.Supernaturalexplanations•SomeexplanationspintheblameonleftovertechnologyfromthemythicallostcontinentofAtlantis.•SomeattributetheeventstoUFOs.•SomelistseveraltheoriesattributingthelossesintheTriangletoanomalousorunexplainedforces.Agenda•Concept•Explanations•OuropinionOuropinionThesupernaturalisthenaturalnotyetunderstood.•TakeBermudaTriangleasanexample.Webelievetheunfortunateincidentseverhappenedthere.However,sofarneitherthesupernaturalexplanationsnorthenaturalexplanationshaveprovedthatright,becausewehavenoideawhat'sright.•allthatremainstobediscovered.Wethinkthatthesupernaturalisjusttheundiscoveredpartsofourworld•Thegiantseamonstersthatusedtoplaguethesailorsoftheseas.However,ithasbeenfoundthatwhatusedtobeafearedmonsterisonlyananimalcalledtheoarfish.Theoarfishisaroundtwentyfeetlong,andcan’tsinkashiporattackitinanyway.Untiltheoarfishwasdiscovered,though,peoplestillbelievedinmysteriousseamonstersthatwouldattackandsinkvessels.Anotherexampleisghosts;they’recaughtontape,butcan’tbeexplained.Hobewever,ifweeverlearnwhatghostsare,they’llfinallyprovedordisapproved.Thesethingsmaybeuncommoninthefuture,butwhenweunderstandwhatfactorscausethesehappeningsthey’llbepartofthenormalworld•However,thesupernaturalmayalsobeexplainedasthingsthatwehaveproofofbutdonotunderstand.•Forexample,thisincludesspontaneouscombustionandballlighting.Theseareoccurrencesthathavebeencaughtontapeorseenbyhumans,butscientistsstillcan’tunderstandhowthesephenomenahappen.Whenwecanfinallycreateballlightningorfindthechemicalsthatcausespontaneouscombustion,thesewillnotbesupernaturaltous..•Thesupernaturalworldandnormalworldaren’ttwoseparateentities;theyarethesameworld,butoneistheundiscoveredandtheotheristhediscovered.AssoonaswecanproveordisprovecreaturesliketheLochNessmonstersandthemothmenoftheworld,themysteriesofsupernaturalwillnolongerbemysteries.Thankyou