Do You Believe In Magic?

in #ecotrain5 years ago (edited)

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To answer a very interesting question asked by @ecotrain in their "Question Of The Week", where they asked their readers if they believed in Magic, miracles and if they have had experiences or stories in which they could consider that something had happened to them that could be considered magical, here is my post:

According to the dictionary, Magic is known as "the art, technique or occult science with which it is intended to produce extraordinary phenomena, contrary to natural laws that sometimes requires the intervention of spirits", in a certain way what is considered Magic has much to do with what is considered "Miracle", both are extraordinary phenomena that seem to contradict natural law.

However, in my opinion, Magic is not only a phenomenon that contravenes natural law, for me Magic has a special meaning that is rooted in the classic scene of a Magician performing a magic trick on a Child, although we adults know that the trick is a perfectly explainable illusion, the child lives something very different... The surprise and emotion that he feels when witnessing a "phenomenon" or in this case "Magic Act" is something that is truly invaluable beyond any kind of rational explanation.

Bearing this in mind we can now speak of another example that marvels in almost the same way even the most skeptical adults, the Universe, the World, the Beings that inhabit it, life itself is something that seems magical. There are so many things in nature that would surpass any magic trick we could have thought of... The "Miracle of Life" in giving birth to a baby, the beautiful "chaotic order" of nature, the authentic shows you can witness in the landscapes, beaches whose shores shine one color or another thanks to the plankton, among many other things...

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All these things have their scientific explanation, evidently, however if we put ourselves in the position of the child who does not know that the magician's trick is a simple illusion, surprise, reaction and experience is worthy of being considered something magical, and to be honest, the fact of knowing the rational explanation of some phenomenon does not remove that it is something truly spectacular to see and that it seems something "Magical".

Technology could be considered in a certain magical way... Even though we know that we owe this to science. It is so wonderful to consider that what we have right now was something almost unthinkable 50 years ago, or that at best it seemed something worthy of science fiction and that this progress will only go further and faster and faster, it is something simply impressive, in a certain way our species is making possible things that were considered impossible. And I insist, we owe this to science, if we see it from a realistic and objective point of view this is something undeniable...

But again I say, for me magic means that, it means life, surprise, the incredible, doing the impossible, harmony, and so on... And yes, this is a terrible way to make an argument, I admit it, things are the way they are, but to be honest, I don't think that matters much in this case... If we consider the above mentioned Magic, then I could say that if I believe in Magic, always keeping in mind the objective facts above all of course. Thank you for reading.

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I agree: there has to be a rational explanation for "magic", but I think it's much more exciting this way that many things we just don't know for certain, and most things we don't know anything at all... still it's all around us.

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Totally Agree, plus it's always good to have the desire and the pleasure of discovering those mysteries.

Thanks!, Greetings.

beautiful perspective! thanks for taking part, and Very nice to meet you dani!!

Thanks for your answer, a pleasure to meet you and be part of the community! ^^

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Pike confidently responds with a quote from Hamlet that
alludes to what can exist outside of what is directly explainable.

He also references one of the infamous laws from sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke:
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

But over the years, the meaning has shifted appropriately in the Trek universe to now say,
"Any advanced extraterrestrial intelligence is indistinguishable from God." - source

Haha, Sci Fi is kind of Magic... For a caveman any current technology would be magic.

I really enjoyed that perspective of stepping back and deliberately allowing yourself to CHOOSE the wonder, surprise and delight of a child. The Magic. Nice contribution to the challenge, Dani - much appreciated! Please post more eco-green and join our challenges - and please use the #ecotrain tag!


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"Yei!",Thanks for your kind words.No doubt I will start using the tag more often, there are many issues that catch my attention, especially these kinds of questions. :D

@daniscib thanks for posting on the ecotrain pop up question of the week. I too gave a response and like your response, I believe that magic is in the eye of the beholder.

It is not all trickery and illusion. There is actual fact and proof in it that I’ve witnessed in my own life. If you will something to be strongly enough, it very often does happen. It’s magic - but it isn’t if you know what I mean.

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Thanks for sharing your opinion friend, I know people to whom truly extraordinary things have happened, in a certain way I understand what you mean. ^^

Greetings!

This makes me think that you could almost see new experience as magical. Something that one person sees regularly, might not seem magical for them, but for someone who has never seen it, it is magical.

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True, It can range from something as general as a wonderful landscape to something as specific as someone discovering something truly breathtaking.

It's funny, you made me think about when I was a kid and for example I saw a 3D movie for the first time. Haha, random thoughts.

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