You are using a different definition of trick than the one in the person you are replying to. Every demonstration of magic thus far has involved hiding information from the person the magic is being performed for, to make it look like something was done that was not, in fact, done.
âTautological denial of magicâ seems like a total misunderstanding of the scientific method. If you know thereâs something âmagicalâ you still can study itâs effects on the real world.
Like someone here already commented, this is what we do in case of medical studies, âhow good does this thing work compared to something that gives the illusion of workingâ, the same can be done for whatever you define as your âmagicâ.
Yes, exactly. And thatâs what chaos magic is. Taking the scientific method to magic. The tautological denial says magic canât be real, because if itâs real then itâs not magic. But no, magic is real and we can explain it and quantify it and use the scientific method on it.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca âš5â© âšweeksâ© ago
Google the tautological denial of magic and then tell me how Randiâs prize doesnât rely on it.
Honytawk@lemmy.zip âš5â© âšweeksâ© ago
Randi doesnât need to rely on it.
The only thing he has to do is explain how the magic trick works.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca âš5â© âšweeksâ© ago
An ollie is a trick. Debunk an ollie for me.
AVincentInSpace@pawb.social âš5â© âšweeksâ© ago
You are using a different definition of trick than the one in the person you are replying to. Every demonstration of magic thus far has involved hiding information from the person the magic is being performed for, to make it look like something was done that was not, in fact, done.
vfosnar@beehaw.org âš5â© âšweeksâ© ago
âTautological denial of magicâ seems like a total misunderstanding of the scientific method. If you know thereâs something âmagicalâ you still can study itâs effects on the real world.
Like someone here already commented, this is what we do in case of medical studies, âhow good does this thing work compared to something that gives the illusion of workingâ, the same can be done for whatever you define as your âmagicâ.
MindTraveller@lemmy.ca âš5â© âšweeksâ© ago
Yes, exactly. And thatâs what chaos magic is. Taking the scientific method to magic. The tautological denial says magic canât be real, because if itâs real then itâs not magic. But no, magic is real and we can explain it and quantify it and use the scientific method on it.