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This is what I believe: People who persist in believing in the "supernatural" do so only because they are ignorant about the universe. They do not see the wonder and incredible beauty of the cosmos, and because of their mundane view of the natural world they feel the need to invent and believe in a world beyond the natural world, a "super-natural" world separate and above the laws of nature, a world populated by ghosts and demons and gods and spirits and other fictional creatures, for the sole purpose of making the universe feel like a more exciting place. There are enough amazing things in the entire universe such that no one should feel the need to believe in things beyond it simply to make the universe more interesting or more beautiful. After all, by observing and studying the universe, scientists discover again and again that the universe is a place greater and stranger than the wildest products of our imagination. Why bother, then, to construct a "supernatural" element of the universe and believe it to be more than the fiction that it is?

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Apr. 16, 2009 | 5:26 PM MultiCanimefan says:

People believe in the super-natural not because they want to, but because they've been convinced by whatever they've seen or experienced. To them, the "supernatural" IS part of the natural.

Apr. 16, 2009 | 7:43 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

"Supernatural" is, by definition, not part of the natural world. Just look at the word: "super" means "above" or "beyond," therefore "supernatural" literally means "above nature." But I guess that's just semantics...

Anyway, with human memory and pattern recognition being as fallible as they are, how could anyone trust them over empirical observation and scientific study? It just doesn't make sense.

May. 16, 2009 | 10:30 PM Arctic-Zone says:

Meh... People believe what they believe.

May. 18, 2009 | 4:15 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

And they have every right to do so.

The thing is, I have the right to say whether or not I think their beliefs are stupid.

May. 31, 2009 | 2:30 AM supernova07 says:

because as intresting the cosmos is with its quazars and spiral galaxys, it just isnt as cool as werewolves and unicorns.

and u cant expect thousands of years of spirituality to dissolve just because we discovered bacteria on mars.

if youd like to point out something that was discovered that is more intresting than what i just said, plz do as like I learning more about what we found in that infinite vacuem.

Jun. 1, 2009 | 3:00 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

Hey, I love werewolves and unicorns as much as the next guy, but we need to keep them where they belong, in the "Fiction" section of the library, along with gods, angels, demons, and ghosts.

If you want to see cool scientifically-plausible things that will boggle your mind, go here: http://exitmundi.nl/exitmundi.htm

Also, watch Carl Sagan's TV show "Cosmos" (you can find it on Hulu.com) and read all of his books, they're absolutely fascinating.

Jun. 6, 2009 | 2:05 PM JonBro says:

I don't think anyone on Earth--at least, anyone visible to human eyes--is supernatural... which is why it annoys the crap out of me when someone suggests Criss Angel's magic is real. Every one of his tricks can be easily explained. -_-

Jul. 1, 2009 | 12:30 AM Jesuslizard says:

If you think of the universe as beautiful, read some Lovecraft, mah boy.
It'le tentacle rape those notions of tranquility and innocence right out of your furry skull.

Jul. 1, 2009 | 4:34 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

Prove that Cthulhu and the Lovecraftian pantheon of eldritch cosmic horrors is real. Until then, I'm sticking with my rational naturalistic empiricist worldview, as it is the only logical way to view the universe based on the observations and evidence we have.

Besides, H. P. Lovecraft was a racist asshole who wrote with an almost impenetrably dense style.

Aug. 20, 2009 | 10:57 PM DarkBetaStudios says:

Wow man. That's...deep. You really put alot of thought into that. We create the Super-Natural to explain what we don't know. Problem is, what we "Don't know" was about 700 years ago when people feared going into the forests at night incase a demon would eat them. Science has disproved the notion of Demons in the forest years ago with Night Vision technology. Goblins have been discredited by Heat sensors. Unicorns by Ecologists. Ninjas beating Pirates have been invalidated by common sense. But, it does create for good fiction. Gotta love the "Fiction" Section at your local library. Too bad the "Fiction" section didn't exist 700 years ago.

~LordWalsh
(I do this because this is a shared account and if not for this, who knows who said this?)

Aug. 21, 2009 | 10:09 AM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

I must disagree with one point you made; ninjas could easily beat pirates.

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Aug. 27, 2009 | 9:25 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

I'm sorry, is that supposed to be english?

Sep. 26, 2009 | 8:48 AM SirCannabisClock says:

hey I was just about to scout you when I noticed you love fur. neverminds

Sep. 28, 2009 | 3:14 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

I am truly honored that someone of your talent would think I'm good enough to be scouted.

I am also shocked and appalled that you would let such a petty issue as my status as a furry (which doesn't even affect the content of my submissions in any way) win out over artistic appreciation.

Why am I even replying to your comment? It's not on topic and it's rude. I should just delete it and leave it at that. However, I feel it would be much better to preserve your comment as a testament to your own stupidity.

PS. I upvoted your art and your non-spam flashes for you. No need to thank me.

Sep. 29, 2009 | 10:57 AM SirCannabisClock says:

thanks furball

Sep. 30, 2009 | 4:06 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

You're still here?

Nov. 27, 2009 | 7:38 PM Jerry1362 says:

lol what about vampires?

Nov. 30, 2009 | 2:56 PM TheAmateurAnimator responds:

Vampires? Oh, they used to exist, but the Belmonts killed them all.

Jan. 1, 2010 | 11:18 PM FLIND says:

the people belive in super-natural beacuse it's in the human nature to belive that there's something more superior,maybe we just call super-natural everything that we don't know