Serious question: Do you believe magic is real? Or the supernatural in general? (hexbear.net)

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I mean anything like cursed or lucky objects, ghosts, etc?

Figured it's the spooky season and I don't know too many people irl to talk to about the supernatural without discovering q-level brainworms.

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[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I think the distinction comes in the form of how one defends their supernatural belief.

I believe on some tiny level that magic is real, but I would never attribute something as magic in serious conversation. I'll immediately do my best to find a rational explanation, and even if I have no better explanation, I would never suggest it was supernatural.

I'll call it creepy or weird. I'll say I don't know what happened. Like I won't talk about my beliefs on the afterlife because I don't want to convince anybody.

I think supernatural as a term flattens our understanding of the abstract, surreal, or hypothetical. It becomes a tool to stop questioning.

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