What value does not believing in the paranormal have if you still believe in the supernatural?

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%26lt;You cant. Studies indicate the more highly educated a person is leads to more superstitious beliefs:








“Surprisingly, while increased church attendance and membership in a conservative denomination has a powerful negative effect on paranormal beliefs, higher education doesn’t. Two years ago two professors published another study in Skeptical Inquirer showing that, while less than one-quarter of college freshmen surveyed expressed a general belief in such superstitions as ghosts, psychic healing, haunted houses, demonic possession, clairvoyance and witches, the figure jumped to 31% of college seniors and 34% of graduate students.”





Hemingway, Mollie Ziegler, Look Who’s Irrational Now, The Wall Street Journal, Sept. 19, 2008, p. W13


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1)What value does not believing in the paranormal have when one still believes in the supernatural?





2) Does it do justice to Christianity to make an article that points out a correlation say that it is in fact a causal relationship?|||Believe me, the problem is not what one believes, it is that one believes at all.





Kuma|||Since paranormal things are outside the realm of what we consider "normal", and supernatural things are beyond the natural scope of "normal' I would say it has no affect whatsoever.|||I find it odd that the author doesn't provide the title for that supposed study in Skeptical Inquirer.|||Satan exist and so with supernatural.. we all know that, many people hard believed in God but then they believed all this things.

better watch supernatural|||Aren't they synonyms?



Linky not worky,it says oops yada yada.|||1.) The phrase "paranormal" lumps all things not explained by mainline science in one big category. There are two main aspects of paranormal; extraterrestrial, and supernatural. Christians will believe the supernatural aspect (i.e. God, Satan, angels %26amp; demons) and pay no attention to the extraterrestrial. My view of paranormal is based on the Bible, and there are several instances of sorcery in there. Also, the Bible clearly states to give all paranormal activity the "Jesus Test" found in 1 John, chapter 4.

2.) Based on what was stated, I have to be a bit skeptical about that article. I would have to see their sampling groups to believe that study. If the study holds true, it does Christianity no justice, because people can believe in the supernatural and not believe in Christ. If there is a group this does justice to, it is theists in general.