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After watching the horror movie 1408 (a classic skeptical-ghost-hunter-is-finally-convinced-of-existence-of-the-paranormal tale), I got thinking about the supernatural.  Not so much the theoretical part of it, where you analyze every single possible alternate reason to everything considered to be paranormal; attempting to explain every if, and, and but is just not necessary.  I was thinking more about the normal side to the supernatural as a whole - about our relation as human beings to things we believe are otherworldly.  Why are we so willing and able to buy into it all, as (mostly) logical life forms?  I think we view the paranormal as semi-solidified evidence of the Beyond, whatever you consider that to be.  Faith is definitely a force to be reckoned with, but a little bit of hard proof is a wonderful reinforcement, and that's really what the supernatural comes down to: proof.  Proof of something very different from our level of existence.  Proof of things in our world that are way beyond simple explanation.  It's a way to confirm our beliefs (and perhaps hopes) that we are not the ones who hold all the cards - that is, if you believe in that stuff at all.