By “magic” I mean some paranormal events or abilities that are inexplicable by the current laws of science. My primary interests here are philosophical and psychological, so I would like to see answers focused on how it would FEEL for you to realize the reality of magic, and how it would affect your beliefs about the nature of reality. Suppose, for example, that you discovered that you, or someone you love, has magical healing powers, or telekinetic abilities, or something of that sort, and you are able to rule out the possibility of faking, etc., so that you are faced with believing that you are truly witnessing something inexplicable to current science. Would it affect your belief in the existence and/or nature of God? Would it affect your view of human nature of the role of spiritual meaning in your life? Would you tell people, or keep quiet for fear that people would think you were crazy? Would you be intrigued by the power? Or fearful that there was some evil behind it?
2006-07-12
07:44:42
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eroticohio
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