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Is the principle difference between science and magic the attitude to dark matter, science being the bully and magic the tempter.?

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Science is nineteenth magic and magic nine tenth make believe.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    5 years ago
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    Science works, magic does not.

  • 5 years ago

    i think all about science is all about facts and evidence. but whenever scientists trying to forcing their theory by insert some assumptions and speculations, that is NOT a science anymore.

    and whenever scientists try to making a theory with some conviction math and have a relation to another theory, but if they can't explain it how the mechanism of their theory happens in practical, that is NOT a science anymore. especially if it can't be accepted by our logics.

    so if those two things that i describe above happened in this present, then what is the differences between belief (in this case religion) and science?

    i think that's the basic of the difference principle.

  • roger
    Lv 7
    5 years ago

    Definition of Magic: "Technology not yet understood."

    Electric lights to George Washington would be "Magic"

    Cell phones to Abe Lincoln would be "Magic"

  • 5 years ago

    No,I ain't 'fraid of no science and Penn &Teller don't tempt me.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Yes. And dark matter is hard to see.

  • The difference is that you know how one works, not the other.

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