Magic.

[TheFrogger]

I believe magic does not exist. It is a trick designed to fool the observer. It is sleight of hand, or something else, but real magic does not exist.

Think of a number. Add ten. Subtract the number you were originally thinking of. The number you have is ten.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sleight of hand should not be referred to as "magic", it's just mechanics.

 

[TheFrogger]

Exactly. Does real magic exist?

 

[billvon]

I believe magic does not exist. It is a trick designed to fool the observer. It is sleight of hand, or something else, but real magic does not exist.

Magic exists; there's an entire field of study devoted to entertaining people with tricks that appear to be impossible.

You might be referring to paranormal, or supernatural, events, which don't exist.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Magic exists; there's an entire field of study devoted to entertaining people with tricks that appear to be impossible.

You might be referring to paranormal, or supernatural, events, which don't exist.

Seriously? You want to say that Clarke's definition of magic should be reworded to avoid confusion with cheap stage tricks?

 

[billvon]

Seriously? You want to say that Clarke's definition of magic should be reworded to avoid confusion with cheap stage tricks?

Nope. Pretty much everyone understands that magic is entertainment, not supernatural or paranormal influence over things.

"Hey, want to see a magic show?"
"Really? He can really alter reality? How is that possible?"

. . . that conversation pretty much never happens.

 

[Beer w/Straw]

The X-Men don't use magic.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Nope. Pretty much everyone understands that magic is entertainment, not supernatural or paranormal influence over things.

"Hey, want to see a magic show?"
"Really? He can really alter reality? How is that possible?"

. . . that conversation pretty much never happens.

You're constrained definition to avoid correction is noted.

 

[RainbowSingularity]

Exactly. Does real magic exist?

if you have already decided that you "believe" that magic does not exist,
why are you asking other people if it does ?
are you trying to build a fan club ?

 

[RainbowSingularity]

You might be referring to paranormal, or supernatural, events, which don't exist.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

If you're done sulking...

 

[river]

Mind over matter

 

[RainbowSingularity]

If you're done sulking...

sulking in managed amounts without assigning or asserting guilt is probably therapeutic.

 

[TheFrogger]

...I want to believe...

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Trying believing in reality, there's a hell of lot more chance of succeeding.

 

[TheFrogger]

I do believe in re-al-ity. The reoccurence of ALl of it. Everything.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I do believe in re-al-ity. The reoccurence of ALl of it. Everything.

I had no clue you thought that way.

 

[TheFrogger]

The double-slit experiment. Everything occurs in multiple states.

 

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The double-slit experiment. Everything occurs in multiple states.

Yeah, for me that's Indiana and Missouri. But in the physics sense it's a non sequitur for this conversation.

 

[sideshowbob]

The X-Men don't use magic.

The movie-makers do.