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In any form or fashion. If you do believe in a supernatural thing(s) what?

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[โ€“] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If answering very simply, no.

But I believe the words, "I don't know" are arguably the most important words there are. As soon as you step beyond that into claiming to know anything for certain, I doubt your motives/mindset very much. But I appreciate that "I don't know" also leaves room for so much mystery, pondering, speculation, etc. In that sense, I'm cool with a "maybe," as long as you don't start trying to define it as a specific entity you have special knowledge about, etc...