Naturalism and Supernaturalism Reflectio
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The presumed battle between naturalism and supernaturalism rests on a false dichotomy that obscures their shared foundation in faith-based reasoning. Both worldviews, when closely examined, extend beyond empirical knowledge into domains of the unknown or unknowable. Through theoretical analysis of prominent thinkers including Huxley, Wilson, and Santayana, this investigation challenges the traditional opposition between naturalistic and supernaturalistic frameworks. Faith emerges as an integrating factor across all human experience—practical, aesthetic, scientific, and religious—and proves inseparable from both approaches to understanding reality. Rather than evaluating these worldviews purely on scientific verification, their legitimacy should be assessed through their contributions to personal wellbeing and social betterment. The evidence suggests that naturalists cannot categorically dismiss supernaturalism merely due to lack of empirical support, particularly when supernatural beliefs promote moral conduct and human flourishing without contradicting established knowledge.

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Published 1960
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Edward Sandrow