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krapp on March 3, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: A philosopher who believes in living things

"nothing is magic" falls back on science as a model to describe the universe. "everything is magic" doesn't mean anything because "magic" has no specific meaning other than "not science."

ilikecode on March 3, 2023 [–]

Science does not explain why there is anything rather than nothing. It is still effectively magic.

Tip: don’t use science dogmatically.

krapp on March 3, 2023 | [–]

"everything (that can't currently be proven by science) is effectively magic" isn't the same claim as "everything is magic."

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