After all, supernatural explanations are seriously proposed for several large phenomena for which scientists are actively pursuing natural explanations, e.g. the origin of life, the origin of human consciousness, etc. But it does not follow, if a natural explanation is found for a phenomenon that previously was accounted for by a supernatural explanation, that the general supernatural realm is thereby invalidated. The philosophy of materialism claims that everything in the universe results from the properties of matter and energy. A materialist cannot believe in the supernatural. It is not necessary for a scientist to be a materialist.
Many scientists freely choose to believe in the supernatural, as confirmed by the recent survey.
The traditional picture of the organisation of the world divides it into a five-level hierarchy. At the bottom is the mineral, inanimate level, consisting of matter and energy. As you move up the levels, a new qualitative property is seen at each step. The third level is the animal level, consisting of matter, energy, life, and, in addition, consciousness. The fourth level is the human level, consisting of matter, energy, life, consciousness, and, in addition, self-consciousness.