Poll: Do you believe in Magic?

[Doclector]

I believe there is some kind of force at work in the world, maybe the universe, that we do not yet know of or understand. After all, it's easy to take the piss out of legends such as bigfoot, nessie, general supernatural occurances, but what it's easy to forget is that some of these occurances are of yet, still unexplained, and until an explanation, scientific or otherwise, becomes proven and confirmed, keeping an open mind is of the upmost importance in exploring such cases.

"Magic is just science we haven't discovered yet" -I don't remember who said it but I like that quote a lot.

The right approach, there. Even if eventually, science led us to the conclusion that there are certain things that do not obey the conventional natural rules, and instead follow another, the scientific approach would appear to be the best way to the truth.

 

[BathorysGraveland]

I honestly don't know. I certainly don't rule it out. Magick may have been possible before recorded history, and the knowledge on how to control/perform it has been lost. Maybe we have yet to discover it or learn how to use it? I don't know. It's an interesting topic though.

 

[Zantos]

Spaaaaaaaam!!!! Kill it with fire!!!

So yeah. I believe in magic, was out last night with a guy who does it. Coin tricks are my favourite.

As for more fantasy based magic, well I believe in quantum mechanics, and that does all sorts of weird stuff, but still magic missiles are pushing it. Though I do like "Magic is simply a willful reluctance to accept the way that the world works."

 

[Blunderboy]

I believe in Harvey Dent...

OT - Science! It's the modern day magic.
You don't understand how it works, but if someone tells you that science makes something happen you're okay with that.

 

[Hoplon]

No.

magic (in the sense that you can use it in a similar way to technology) does not exist, cannot in my world view since while science cannot explain everything it dose not claim to either. Pinning a random word to something does not explain it at all.

 

[Fishyash]

I don't believe in magic, I am assuming you're talking about spells and stuff, rather than the (albeit really awesome) trickery that magicians use like Randi, Houndini & David Blaine.

 

[Reginald]

I don't believe anything. I probably don't even exist.

 

[chadachada123]

Nope.

Everything in the universe that we have observed, thus far, is explainable through physics/chemistry/biology, and we have yet to find ANYTHING that would support the idea of supernatural/otherworldly forces.

Sadly.

 

[F'Angus]

If I didn't life would be awfully dull.

 

[karcentric]

Whenever magic is said around me I just think of that awful ICP song about miracles and magnets...

That said, I'd like magic to be real but the only magic that I've seen is illusions.

 

[Bloodtrozorx]

I cannot believe in magic as traditionally defined. Magic tricks are certainly real but no one is a "wizard" or "witch".

 

[A Random Reader]

No.
Why?
If this 'magic' can be observed, that means we can study it. When we understand it, it becomes part of science. The first scientists were originally searching for gods or magic.

 

[Kaymish]

no but it is still fun to have in fiction and sleight of hand and other "magic" tricks are pretty cool too

 

[Trippy Turtle]

I don't believe in magic despite the fact the I would give anything to go to hogwarts. All I want is something that can turn vegetables in bacon dammit!

 

[the darknees abyss]

i do practice the black Magic's what magic do yo do

 

[MetalMagpie]

Enough rambling, so Escapists, do you believe in magic? As for myself I'm fairly certain Houdini existed, even if his tricks could be explained they're still technically magic.

Ah. I voted before reading your post.

Do you mean stage magic or real can't-be-explained-by-science magic? Because Harry Houdini (who was definitely a real person - he died less than a hundred years ago and there are frickin' photos of him!) performed stage magic: tricks designed to deceive the audience into believing (even for a short time) that he possessed superhuman powers. No one has ever claimed (to my knowledge) that Houdini was an actual wizard. In fact, he was mostly a stunt performer specialising in spectacular escapes.

Real magic (if that's not an oxymoron) would be that kind that Moses used to part the Red Sea, or Odin used to see the future, etc. It occurs a lot in myths and legends.

So to answer both questions: Yes, I believe stage magic exists. (It would seem a weird thing to deny the existence of!) But I don't believe in "real" magic.

 

[Jonluw]

Hahaha! Oh boy!

Does it have any empirical evidence to support it at all?
What's that?
No?

Alright then.

What do you think?

Edit: Wait, what?
You're asking whether we think magic tricks à la Harry Houdini are real?
What?
I don't even?
...
Bluh.

 

[The Last Nomad]

I define magic as the impossible made real. And as such I don't believe in it. Anything I've seen (no matter how unbelievable), I would not consider magic... instead I would consider it reality.

 

[Vanitas likes Bubbles]

I probably don't even exist.

That's cause you don't. You are a evil internet AI that has taken form as this Reginald avatar. Quite denying your origins and submit!!!

OT: Do I wish that magic was real? Yes. Is it actually real? No.

 

[JoesshittyOs]

Nope. Though I think Scientist need to get to work on plasmids already, no matter how impractical they are.