We begin with the issue of supernaturalism in religion and its supposedly superstitious character. |
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I have noted that biblical religion opposed the supernaturalism of the ancient pagan. |
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Foundational to this claim is that religion needs to be understood in terms of naturalistic theism, or panentheism, rather than supernaturalism. |
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Scientific naturalism has thus dislodged theological supernaturalism as the cosmological outlook of the contemporary intellectual world. |
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Propositionally, we’ve demonstrated that monotheism is more credible than polytheism, and that supernaturalism is more likely than mere naturalism. |
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It is an ancient doctrine, and has existed in constant conflict with theism and supernaturalism, as exhibited by ancient manifestos of naturalism such as On the Nature of Things. |
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Criticism of supernaturalism, however, was still carried on by such societies as the Rationalist Press Association, in Great Britain, and the Humanist Association, in the United States. |
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Warfare and supernaturalism were closely connected, to the extent that designs suggested in mystical visions were painted on war shields to protect the bearers from their enemies. |
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