“In Theology, the term Preternatural is often used to distinguish marvels or deceptive trickery, often attributed to Demons (Fallen Angels), from purely divine power of genuinely supernatural origin that transcends the laws of nature. Medieval theologians made a clear distinction between the Natural, the Preternatural and the Supernatural. Thomas Aquinas argued that the supernatural consists in “God’s unmediated actions”; the natural is “what happens always or most of the time”; and the preternatural is “what happens rarely, but nonetheless by the agency of created beings… Marvels belong, properly speaking, to the realm of the Preternatural.” Theologians, following Aquinas, argued that only God had the power to disregard the laws of nature that he has created, but that Demons (Fallen Angels) could manipulate the laws of nature by a form of trickery, to deceive the unwary into believing they had experienced real miracles. By the 16th century, the term “Preternatural” was increasingly used to refer to demonic activity comparable to the use of magic by human adepts: The Devil, “being a natural Magician… may perform many acts in ways above our knowledge, though not transcending our natural power.” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preternatural](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preternatural)
Case of a Preternatural Feat on the Book of Exodus
*Then the Lord told Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miraculous sign,’ then you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it in front of Pharaoh.’ It will become a serpent.” So Moses and Aaron went into Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw his staff in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and sorcerers, and they—along with the Egyptian magicians—did the same thing with their secret arts. So each one threw down his staff and it became a serpent, but Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. Yet Pharaoh’s heart was stubborn and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said would happen. – Exodus 7:9*
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Imagine being this triggered by a dude doing prestidigitation
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A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals. – K
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“In Theology, the term Preternatural is often used to distinguish marvels or deceptive trickery, often attributed to Demons (Fallen Angels), from purely divine power of genuinely supernatural origin that transcends the laws of nature. Medieval theologians made a clear distinction between the Natural, the Preternatural and the Supernatural. Thomas Aquinas argued that the supernatural consists in “God’s unmediated actions”; the natural is “what happens always or most of the time”; and the preternatural is “what happens rarely, but nonetheless by the agency of created beings… Marvels belong, properly speaking, to the realm of the Preternatural.” Theologians, following Aquinas, argued that only God had the power to disregard the laws of nature that he has created, but that Demons (Fallen Angels) could manipulate the laws of nature by a form of trickery, to deceive the unwary into believing they had experienced real miracles. By the 16th century, the term “Preternatural” was increasingly used to refer to demonic activity comparable to the use of magic by human adepts: The Devil, “being a natural Magician… may perform many acts in ways above our knowledge, though not transcending our natural power.” [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preternatural](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preternatural)
Case of a Preternatural Feat on the Book of Exodus
*Then the Lord told Moses and Aaron, “When Pharaoh says to you, ‘Perform a miraculous sign,’ then you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it in front of Pharaoh.’ It will become a serpent.” So Moses and Aaron went into Pharaoh and did what the Lord had commanded them. Aaron threw his staff in front of Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and sorcerers, and they—along with the Egyptian magicians—did the same thing with their secret arts. So each one threw down his staff and it became a serpent, but Aaron’s staff swallowed up their staffs. Yet Pharaoh’s heart was stubborn and he did not listen to them, just as the Lord had said would happen. – Exodus 7:9*
Imagine being this triggered by a dude doing prestidigitation
Lmao
A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals. – K