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		<title>Comment on Is it Possible to be Rational about Irrationality? by kamakula</title>
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		<description>&lt;i&gt;Does the imagination of a supernatural entity necessarily constitute an explanation?&lt;/i&gt;

Your question implicitly has in the domain of discourse the entire set of human beings. If we just had to satisfy an existential requirement, that there exists at least one person for whom imagination constitutes explanation, then we could quickly answer your question. But with a universal quantifier implied in your question, it cannot really be answered.

Aside from that, the quote that &lt;i&gt; scientific explanations that debunks the &quot;god hypothesis&quot; &lt;/i&gt; is necessarily wrong. Since god (mostly) is by definition supernatural, it is impossible for scientific explanations to debunk it. It&#039;s like trying to make a scientific explanation for why unicorns can&#039;t exist (assuming the only difference between a unicorn and a horse is the nominal horn). Science does not operate on a supernatural realm. Supernatural beings however possess the ability to cross that boundary.</description>
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<p>Your question implicitly has in the domain of discourse the entire set of human beings. If we just had to satisfy an existential requirement, that there exists at least one person for whom imagination constitutes explanation, then we could quickly answer your question. But with a universal quantifier implied in your question, it cannot really be answered.</p>
<p>Aside from that, the quote that <i> scientific explanations that debunks the &#8220;god hypothesis&#8221; </i> is necessarily wrong. Since god (mostly) is by definition supernatural, it is impossible for scientific explanations to debunk it. It&#8217;s like trying to make a scientific explanation for why unicorns can&#8217;t exist (assuming the only difference between a unicorn and a horse is the nominal horn). Science does not operate on a supernatural realm. Supernatural beings however possess the ability to cross that boundary.</p>
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