Technology as Magic
Discussions revolve around whether advanced technologies, impressive feats, or clever tricks qualify as 'magic' or are simply misunderstood mechanisms, often referencing Arthur C. Clarke's law that sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
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It's only magic if you don't understand how it works.
You know magic isn't real, right?
So you are talking about magic.
The reality behind 'Magic' is always a 'Knowledge' issue ;-)
If we don't understand it's workings, how do we know it's not magic ;)
This is about the "magic tricks" by someone who clearly doesn't suffer fools. Looks interesting.
it's like real magic. real magic is magic that is impossible. magic that can be done isn't real magic, it's just tricks.
I don’t care how well we can explain it, that’s magic
What do you mean by magic here?
"Indistinguishable from magic."