We understand tornadoes scientifically, but it still feels supernatural. The randomness makes it feel supernatural.
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Science operates in the natural, not the supernatural. In fact, I go so far as to state that there is no such thing as the supernatural or the paranormal.
Even though I don't necessarily believe in everything that's supernatural, I like being scared and I like things that are suspenseful.
The supernatural is the natural not yet understood.
I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive.
I've been fascinated with severe weather since I was four, when I saw a tornado at night in my mom and grandmother's southeast Minnesota hometown while everyone else was asleep - an experience I encoded in 'The Stormchasers.'
I've always been intrigued by the supernatural.
When I am writing, I do not distinguish between the natural and supernatural. Everything seems real. That is my world, you could say.
As a scientist, of course, we have to believe there is no supernatural. There are only natural entities in the universe. And those are the things that we study as natural scientists.
Many Christians do not believe God sends tornadoes. But they do believe that God walks with His children through the storms, that He sends His people to help after the storms, and that with and through God, there is always hope.
When I'm writing books, something weird happens; and the result is the books contain a large amount of what you could call 'supernaturalism.' As a writer, I find I need that to explain the world I'm writing about.
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