Re: Change (was: (TFT) Jobs table: ...)

["gem6868" <gem6868@verizon.net>]

I've a problem with magic as science.  The two have nothing to do with one 
another historically, philosophically and mythically.  It's like trying to 
explain "miracle" with "science" and vice-versa.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Joey Beutel
Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:41 PM
To: tft@brainiac.com
Subject: Re: Change (was: (TFT) Jobs table: ...)

should be noted: I have no problem with magic as a science, its just
that one has to explain it much better that way, I find (if players
research it, that is).
On Sep 30, 2011, at 4:27 PM, raito@raito.com wrote:

> Also, part of the reason to equate magic-as-in-spells with  engineering is 
> that casting a spell you know is not research/ science. You know how it's 
> supposed to turn out. This does not mean  that there can't be magical 
> research. It would be much as scientific  research. You're looking for 
> principles that you can use, or you're  looking for something new that you 
> can reproduce. Magically, if you  can reproduce it, it's a spell.
> And if you're looking for the various bases for magic, a good start  might 
> be Lyndon Hardy's The Master Of Five Magics.
> Neil Gilmore
> raito@raito.com
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