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When I think of supernatural , I associate it with imagination. Anything that can only happen in the imagination is supernatural.
Also examples of a supernatural happening: A man flies in the sky. Neo in the matrix and all that went on in there , supernatural.
We also tend to call it supernatural when not many people can do it. He has supernatural strength beat the world record in lifting weights. He does not really have supernatural strength. That is an exaggeration. If he had supernatural strength, he would have lifted the weight with his pinky finger and threw it into space.
Exaggeration leads to supernatural claims. Supernatural is an exaggerated explanation. Sans Explanation..
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