I think Yvain’s stipulative definition of “supernatural” was a bad move. I would be very surprised if I asked a theologian to define “supernatural” and they replied “ontologically basic mental entity”. Even as a rational reconstruction of their reply, it would be quite a stretch. Using such specific definitions of contentious concepts isn’t a good idea, if you want to know what proportion of Less Wrongers are atheist/agnostic/deist/theist/polytheist.
I think Yvain’s stipulative definition of “supernatural” was a bad move. I would be very surprised if I asked a theologian to define “supernatural” and they replied “ontologically basic mental entity”. Even as a rational reconstruction of their reply, it would be quite a stretch. Using such specific definitions of contentious concepts isn’t a good idea, if you want to know what proportion of Less Wrongers are atheist/agnostic/deist/theist/polytheist.