you guys need to understand this and you got to undestand it NOW:
There is no war
oppsistes dont fight each other. sames do
hate doesnt fight love. they are opposites
hate on the other side, fight hate.
And get this into your head: Science has nohing to do with people reacting to magic or not!!
MAGIC ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE AND EXPLANATION
Science cannot explain magic because MAGIC ITS NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE AND EXPLANATION.
Doesnt matter how much of a scientist they are.
Magic and science are completly different. Theres it no war. Its just you overthinking the situation.
Peace
It should first be noted that this post makes little sense. Granted that the "Hate fights Hate" statement works, love doesnt fight love. The only reason "hate fights hate" is becasue fighting and waring is the action of people with profound hate. When we then look at WHY they hate each other, it more often then not becomes a difference in opinion... which may not be opposite, but sure as hell isnt the same.
Also, you seem to think we're talking about real magic...? Because science CAN explain magic. It's all physics. There's clearly a method behind it, so of course science can explain it. Saying that it cant is just... wrong.
"And get this into your head: Science has nohing to do with people reacting to magic or not!!"
This again... doesnt make sense.
I suggest you re-read the topic and all the posts and try and figure out what we're really talking about.
An interesting thing is: science demo is more attractive for people who know much about science. In contract, people who don't know about magic enjoyed magic much more than a magician does.
I agree with this to a certain degree. I think that it requires a certain amount of knowledge to understand a science demo, but that everyone can enjoy them. Any good demo-er will give you this knowledge in simplified form while they work their way up to the 'climax' of their demo. Daily Planet (on Discovery) for example has a guy who's great at science demos. He goes out on the street and does them for average people who learn a lot from it and really seem to enjoy it.
Also, I would argue that I enjoy watching a good magic performance much more then the average person. You're right in saying that laymen enjoy magic as a WHOLE better. You may be asking how this can be, well i look at it this way:
I can't stand to watch a bad magician; it bothers me. I cant do it. Laymen, however, can still enjoy the show and the magic. A good magician, however, I appreceate much more then the average person. I respect the amount of time, the practice, the routining, the scripting, etc. I even think that a large part of people who go to see a magician like Ricky Jay or something, are magicians going to watch.
Not exactly. Many science demos are quite interesting for a broad range of people because they just look cool. This is what is being discussed here; both magic and science demos look cool, so how do they differ?
Good point. Mostly what I would say here is that science demos don't appeal so much to the masses simply because we're lazy. Like I said before, we want to find a way to escape for a while. Also, the large majority of people do not want to learn more then is required of them. Look at the litteracy levels for gods sake! Science demos, rather then giving an escape, tie us and give us a deeper look into REALITY. They give people the opposite of what they're looking for in entertainment; escape! The highest rated TV shows are sure as hell not on the Discovery Channel! We want to step AWAY, not INTO.
Different strokes for different folks I guess, but I would have to say that the majority of people would chose a magic show VS a science demo if someone walked up to them and asked them on the street. Even just the word "science" gives people a negative connotation because they think it's too complex.
Thats just me ranting a little more... sorry.
Cheers,
Lucas
Also, sorry if anyone takes offense to thinkgs I've said. I'm fairly blunt about stuff, no harm meant at all.