Rain is a natural phenomenon that can cause flooding.
The notion of phenomenon has its origin in the Latin term phaenomenon , which in turn derives from a Greek concept. The word refers to something that manifests in the conscious dimension of a person as a result of their perception .
Some examples of sentences where the term appears: "The meteorological phenomenon surprised the residents of Santo Tomé" , "I have never seen a similar phenomenon: the river rose to cover the bridge" , "Experts are still trying to explain the phenomenon" .
People and animals mentioned as phenomena
Those human beings or animals that present monstrous characteristics in their appearance may be called phenomena. Hundreds of myths and stories have been created around this type of phenomenon that are represented in various ways. For example, in fairs and circuses in the United States, a common presence is the phenomenon of the bearded woman.
It is worth mentioning that it can also refer to an individual who stands out in a certain field due to his or her abilities , for example: "The Rihanna phenomenon promises to last for many years," "Diego Maradona is a phenomenon."
The concept according to Kant
In the context of philosophy , Immanuel Kant defined phenomena as everything that is the object of an experience that can be classified as sensible.
What is not perceptible, on the other hand, is a noumenon because its understanding requires logic and intellect and not the senses.
Paranormal phenomena lack a logical or rational explanation.
Natural phenomena
Natural phenomena are called the ways in which nature shows its quality of life and entity in motion. Tides, rains, earthquakes, earthquakes and volcanoes are some of them.
Among natural phenomena are dangerous natural phenomena, also known as natural disasters , which are so violent that they can cause terrible consequences not only in the life of our species, but of many others. Among the most recent natural disasters are the floods in the United States after the sudden flooding of the Mississippi or the tsunami that occurred in Japan in March 2011; In both cases the consequences were thousands of deaths, loss of homes for many families, disappearance of communities of living beings, among other complications.
There are several types of natural disasters, those considered most dangerous to life are: hydrological natural phenomena (tsunamis and earthquakes characterized by frenetic and high waves), meteorological disasters (snowfalls, droughts, typhoons and sudden changes in temperature), natural geophysical phenomena ( earthquakes , avalanches and eruptions with irremediable consequences) and biological phenomena (appearance of mollusks that carry toxins from one place to another, altering the balance of the environment)
Events without rational explanation
Paranormal phenomena , meanwhile, are events or situations that cannot be explained according to scientific or rational principles. These are phenomena, therefore, that escape normality and that generate all types of untested hypotheses .
Among paranormal phenomena is telepathy , which occurs when a person can communicate with another person through the mind or read their thoughts, psychokinesis , which is the ability that some people have to move objects without having to touch them, acts of divination and of communication with spirits or other phenomena that fall into the "post-mortem" category. Also included within this definition are disciplines that do not fall within the sciences (pseudosciences), such as astrology , witchcraft , esotericism and magic , as well as disciplines that work with alternative medicines .
The element that turns a paranormal phenomenon into something inexplicable is fear , which fuels the phenomenon and turns it into something magnanimous and in many cases harmful. Because of it, people discard all the knowledge that could help them understand what is happening to plunge into a feeling of uncertainty and terror that leads them to carry out the least expected and most negligible acts.
It should be noted that many phenomena that were considered paranormal in ancient times, with scientific advances, were discarded as such and their causes could be found and solutions sought, as was the case, for example, with people who suffered from epilepsy . Several centuries ago, epileptics were considered demon-possessed people; thanks to advances in medicine, the causes of this disease were known and solutions were found.