Maybe I’m splitting hairs, but I don’t think Clarke’s law has that as a corollary. Magic is a concept or phenomena wrapped up in nostalgia, in unquestioned stories.
Magic is what you want to believe, science is what you know or discover.
“Any sufficiently sophisticated system of metaphysics is indistinguishable from science.” –Dr. Merlyn Blackthorne (my Steampunk alter-ego)
Which is true, in a way… Consider this: chemistry came from alchemy, astronomy from astrology, and webcomics from ancient scribblings on cave walls. Need I say more?
And any sufficiently analyzed magic is indistinguishable from science.
Really, the only difference between magic and science is whether the observer believes it can be understood.
Maybe I’m splitting hairs, but I don’t think Clarke’s law has that as a corollary. Magic is a concept or phenomena wrapped up in nostalgia, in unquestioned stories.
Magic is what you want to believe, science is what you know or discover.
“Any sufficiently sophisticated system of metaphysics is indistinguishable from science.” –Dr. Merlyn Blackthorne (my Steampunk alter-ego)
Which is true, in a way… Consider this: chemistry came from alchemy, astronomy from astrology, and webcomics from ancient scribblings on cave walls. Need I say more?