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Strange Phenomenon? Is there such a thing?

Prompt: Strange Phenomenon
What is a strange phenomenon to you? Is it strange because we humans still don't understand it or do you believe there is something mystical or magical behind it?

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A strange phenomenon, for me, would be if we could never ever explain it. This is because what seems to be a mystical and magical myth can turn out to be some misunderstood truth.

A case in point: The Northern Lights, once believed to be spirits dancing in the sky, are now understood as solar particles interacting with Earth’s atmosphere. That false understanding, however, didn’t make them any less beautiful or mysterious, but it only deepened our awe of them.

Then, I wouldn't really call something supernatural if I don't have all the facts about it. That thing could be just an unnoticed fact, such as radio waves floating through our air, as possibly are other such unknown waves.

So are strange phenomena mystical or real? Who knows! "Even those that are truly beyond our natural laws?" one might ask. I would reply, do we really understand or know all the natural laws? Then, what is natural to us earthlings may not be so natural to those who might be living at the outer edges of the universe and even those in other parallel universes, if there are such things.

Still, myth and magic are fun. So just maybe, the real magic lies in our willingness to wonder and imagine.