This hard distinction between the paranormal and the supernatural is fundamental to Maxwell’s project. Indeed, he would often write blunt things like, “I do not believe in the supernatural (surnaturel). I do not believe in miracles.”61 Or he would write of “so-called miracles” (“soi-disant miracles”) that religious people mistake as supernatural but that are actually natural forces that likely come from them. More specifically, these real forces come from their own unconscious intensities and convictions, which religion nevertheless shapes and encourages on the social plane in misdirecting and
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