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Love is an obvious example of something important that is unseen. Intelligence is another example. Additional examples include: | Love is an obvious example of something important that is unseen. Intelligence is another example. Additional examples include: | ||
| − | * deterrence | + | * deterrence of crime by self-defense<ref>See [[gun control]].</ref> |
| − | * remarkable [[migration]] patterns of butterflies and birds | + | * remarkable [[migration]] patterns of butterflies and birds<ref>See [[migration]].</ref> |
| − | * [[homing]] powers of fowl | + | * [[homing]] powers of fowl<ref>See [[homing]].</ref> |
* the medical harm from [[gambling]] and [[pornography]] | * the medical harm from [[gambling]] and [[pornography]] | ||
* [[Newtonian]] action-at-a-distance | * [[Newtonian]] action-at-a-distance | ||
Revision as of 14:19, December 24, 2007
The "unseen" is a term that refers to what is not subject to direct observation by any of the five senses.[1]
Love is an obvious example of something important that is unseen. Intelligence is another example. Additional examples include:
- deterrence of crime by self-defense[2]
- remarkable migration patterns of butterflies and birds[3]
- homing powers of fowl[4]
- the medical harm from gambling and pornography
- Newtonian action-at-a-distance
- the invisible hand
Materialists generally deny the existence of the unseen.