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From: Mark Isaak <specimenNOSPAM@curioustaxon.omy.net>
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Subject: Re: Ool - out at first base?
Date: Sun, 22 Dec 2024 12:46:10 -0800
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On 12/19/24 8:08 PM, MarkE wrote:
> [..
> Let me pose a question to you (similar to Martin Harran):
> 
> If after 10,000 years of concerted OoL research (say), all conceivable 
> natural explanations and pathways have been deemed implausible (say), 
> then we have these options:
> 1. Keep looking for natural causes only
> 2. Give up looking
> 3. Keep looking for natural causes, but consider supernatural agency
> 4. Give up looking for natural causes, but consider supernatural agency

Define "supernatural agency".  In particular, how does it differ from 
"dunno"?

-- 
Mark Isaak
"Wisdom begins when you discover the difference between 'That
doesn't make sense' and 'I don't understand.'" - Mary Doria Russell