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    Challenges→A responsible inquirer cannot afford to dismiss out of hand all cases that seem to defy ordinary naturalistic explanation.

    A phenomenon resisting ordinary explanation under imperfect investigative conditions is more parsimoniously attributed to methodological limitation than to violations of established natural law.

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    Methodological limitation(as used in scientific epistemology)
    A restriction in how well we can investigate or measure something—like not having good enough equipment, time, or knowledge to study a problem fully.
    Parsimoniously(as the quality of Aristotle's explanation)
    In a simple, economical way—explaining something with the fewest assumptions or parts necessary (often considered more elegant or preferable in philosophy).
    Parsimony (or Occam's Razor)(as used in scientific reasoning and logic)
    The principle that simpler explanations are better than complicated ones—you shouldn't add extra assumptions unless you really need to.
    Phenomenon(The statement refers to attention and peripheral vision as phenomena we can study.)
    An observable fact or event that we can perceive or experience, as opposed to things we can't directly observe.

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    Violation of natural law(as used in debates about miracles and science)
    Something that breaks or goes against the established rules of physics and nature—an event that shouldn't be possible according to what we know works.
    natural law(Locke's Essays on the Law of Nature)
    A moral-legal framework that satisfies all the requisites of law: grounded in a superior will, rule-establishing, and binding on humans

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