It's safer to say Jim's never known any other kind of life before meeting Felix and seeing the alternative first hand for himself. He never used to believe in any kind of supernatural phenomena before coming to the Nexus. Thankfully, a true Explorer knows to check their preconceptions at the door. Even the ones that cry out when observing the Impossible.

"Well, it's hard to Really know for certain. We can't exactly prove it definitively. That there's nothing out there, I mean. We have scientific explanations for a good chunk of the basics. Plus, that's not to say my world didn't used to have a huge focus on several organized religions...some of which still exist. Though by now they're most often practiced out of cultural tradition." It's just. Well. Nothing ever came of it. After their First Contact and the discoveries that came after it just made more sense to look forward rather than keep repeating the same history over and over again just because of belief.

"Considering how difficult it is for anyone or anything of magical inclination to utilize their abilities in my world though...I wouldn't be surprised if it really were the case. It seems to be a dearth of paracausal energy." He offers both angel and demon a small, diplomatic shake of his head and the tiniest of shrugs.

He's still working through observation logs and hypotheses. Jury's out yet.