Pic unrelated and maybe this doesnt need to be a separate thread, butwhats the difference between magic and science?Whats the difference between magic stick shooting fire and a musket? It may seem a stupid thread but this question was in my head

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Christanon 03/05/18 (Mon) 23:02:01 e88065 No.614005

Pic unrelated and maybe this doesnt need to be a separate thread, but

whats the difference between magic and science?

Whats the difference between magic stick shooting fire and a musket?

It may seem a stupid thread but this question was in my head for long time now.

Christanon 03/05/18 (Mon) 23:44:06 cee5ff No.614033

essentially nothing. With science you know the causes of physical phenomena. But in last analysis everything is arbitrary (that piece of matter reacts with another configuration of energy and causes x). In an endless chain of causation. Everything is behind another "because". With magic you don't now how something works, but it works. And that's precisely what science tries to discover (it's impossible).

You are living in a flying rock and communicating with photons with another collective of electrochemical cells. Magic.

Christanon 03/05/18 (Mon) 23:46:28 5681f5 No.614035

Assuming one is using "magic" to mean "supernatural phenomena that is not caused by God or His will," magic is something caused by demons, but science is caused by humans. You shouldn't be controlled by or devoted to anything other than God, and that includes science, so even though science is useful, you shouldn't obsess over it (being well-rounded is good for you anyway, if you obsessed over anything but God, you'd end up as a sperg).

But what do I know about science? I'm trying to earn a B. A. degree right now in Computer Science.

Christanon 03/06/18 (Tue) 00:06:30 47b0ad No.614053

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Atheism+

Atheism++ Reddit edition

Bazinga

https://8ch.net/tv/res/1185290.html#1185290

Christanon 03/06/18 (Tue) 01:25:07 52f355 No.614106

>>614053

i should have saged my post.

Christanon 03/06/18 (Tue) 01:28:16 b22367 No.614109

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Depends what you mean by "magic". A standard definition would include practices aimed at influencing the mind and altering the consciousness of yourself and others. The modern inheritance of this practice can be found in advertising and propaganda.

Christanon 03/06/18 (Tue) 01:47:35 e88065 No.614117

>>614109

Ok, it seems that I've got carried away with modern day popular depiction of magic in popular culture. I've reviewed definition of magic after your post and you were correct about that. What I thought that represented "magic" is definitely science.

As I said, it was a stupid question that resolved quickly. Thanks for your replies, everyone.

Christanon 03/08/18 (Thu) 04:51:03 80e64a No.614894

Ironic that most hardcore anti-superstitious types treat science as a religion, as a sort of all-knowing entity that will reveal the answers to LUE to its prophets the scientists. Note how hard they thump studies and sources unquestioningly. Very unreasonable and illogical of them.