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The '''unseen''' refers to what is not subject to direct observation by any of the five senses.<ref>''See, e.g.'', 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) ("So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.")</ref> | The '''unseen''' refers to what is not subject to direct observation by any of the five senses.<ref>''See, e.g.'', 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) ("So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.")</ref> | ||
| − | Love is an | + | Love is an example of something important that is unseen. Intelligence is another example. Additional examples include: |
* [[opportunity cost]] | * [[opportunity cost]] | ||
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* [[Newtonian]] action-at-a-distance | * [[Newtonian]] action-at-a-distance | ||
* the [[invisible hand]] | * the [[invisible hand]] | ||
| − | * prayer and its effects | + | * [[prayer]] and its effects |
| − | * | + | * [[migration]] patterns of butterflies and birds |
| − | * [[homing]] powers of fowl | + | * the nature of [[homing]] powers of fowl |
* deterrence of crime by self-defense<ref>See [[gun control]].</ref> | * deterrence of crime by self-defense<ref>See [[gun control]].</ref> | ||
Revision as of 23:53, March 24, 2008
The unseen refers to what is not subject to direct observation by any of the five senses.[1]
Love is an example of something important that is unseen. Intelligence is another example. Additional examples include:
- opportunity cost
- ideas
- the medical harm from gambling and pornography
- Newtonian action-at-a-distance
- the invisible hand
- prayer and its effects
- migration patterns of butterflies and birds
- the nature of homing powers of fowl
- deterrence of crime by self-defense[2]
Materialists generally deny the existence of the unseen.
References
- ↑ See, e.g., 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV) ("So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.")
- ↑ See gun control.