Board Thread:Clean up Concerns/@comment-366087-20170719173810/@comment-25008763-20170719223530

Jester of chaos wrote: People just seemed to add anything that was not scientific and not portrayed as in the real world is  why I suggested that but like I also said before I am open for the rename as well. I have no problem with it being renamed Paranormal.

that's because it is such a broad spectrum.. it can be anything from fringe science (Cryptids, aliens, extra-dimensions etc) to outright fantasy (monsters, fairies and super-powers).. usually it merges many elements thus defies the ability to be neatly categorized into any one genre.. for example the idea of "space-gods", "demons" or "psychic" abilities - which all have many different genres merged into one.

space-gods merge theology, mythology, fantasy AND sci-fi (examples are cosmic entities, Beyonder(s) or Xenu)

demons are thology, mythology and fantasy - just like angels.. (who do not actually originate from Biblical sources, they predate it by some time.. however that's a debate for another time)

and psychic abilities merge the concepts of fantasy and sci-fi since psychic abilities essentially work like magic but are seen as extensions of scientific laws we can not understand (usually "quantum" physics or the like (which often changes as real world science disproves certain elements) ).

for example the ancient belief that mirrors acted as portals to spirit-worlds or the like was originally pure fantasy but is now more "paranormal" due to the recent ideas involving "multiverse theories" and alternate-universes.. meaning what was once a pure "magical" element is now merging with sci-fi.