funnily far more true than many might believe
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ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
I say that computers work because we tricked some rocks into thinking by carving special runes into them.
nugmeister64@lemmy.world 11 months ago
WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
…don’t forget it wouldn’t have worked if we hadn’t tamed lightning and channelled it into the runes.
Saltblue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s not that magic doesn’t exist, it’s just that our current spells and rituals are rudimentary.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’d say it’s that the information on how it works is out there and not secret. If I want to turn lead into gold that knowledge is available to me, I just need access to a nuclear reactor and to learn a fuck ton of stuff.
Also the fact that it’s all very math dependent doesn’t help. The “when will I use this” subject is the biggest prerequisite to magic