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03-18-12
let's take a coffee break Rx8man
03-18-12
Sabai, i was not referring to bybee. learn to read and then ... Audiofeil
03-18-12
Indeed i was quoting the goobermeister. reading comprehensi ... Audiofeil
03-18-12
i can say with supreme confidence that al’s use of the phra ... Bryoncunningham
03-18-12
Thanks, bryon, for the perceptive and instructive analysis, ... Almarg
03-18-12
Almaty said, "the opinions of ee's will differ on thes ... Geoffkait
03-18-12
Bryon, when you say "the corruption of medical researc ... Sabai
03-18-12
Audiofeil, i sent a sincere apology. you could have been gra ... Sabai
03-18-12
B c - the supermassive object responsible for bending the l ... Geoffkait
03-19-12
Bryoncunningham, you say "i respectfully disagree with ... Tbg
03-19-12
A shoot first/apologize later approach is unwise sabai. had ... Audiofeil
03-19-12
as usual, geoff, you are wrong. einstein published his fi ... Bryoncunningham
03-20-12
Frankly, i do not understand the preference given to insults ... Sabai
03-20-12
Fascinating. i always thought that it was a theory but as l ... Nonoise
03-20-12
since eddington's initial discovery, the study of light def ... Bryoncunningham
03-20-12
Hi geoffkait: my advice to you is to keep quiet and ignore ... Mrtennis
03-20-12
I thank audiogon for allowing my last post. although i agree ... Sabai
03-20-12
Of course, the point of bringing up einstein rings is that a ... Geoffkait
03-20-12
you are quite correct, a person need look no further than w ... Bryoncunningham
03-28-12
Returning to the original topic of this thread… after exten ... Bryoncunningham
03-28-12
Hey, same thing happened to me. at first, in part due to al ... Geoffkait
03-29-12
I submit that the strongest evidence here is the mercurial n ... Douglas_schroeder
03-29-12
you are the second person on this thread to report that kin ... Bryoncunningham
03-29-12
Douglas_schroeder, actually, in my experience, it is uncommo ... Tbg
03-29-12
Perhaps there is a simpler explanation of products which are ... Mrtennis
03-30-12
The thread initially mentioned the subject of stillpoints er ... Mrtennis
04-01-12
Mrtennis it looks like you do believe in magic then! Chadeffect
04-01-12
Hi chadeffect: i did not say what i believe in. i said per ... Mrtennis
04-01-12
mrt - i don't know why you had to read 175 posts to come to ... Bryoncunningham
04-02-12
Hi mrtennis, if that is really true where does that leave s ... Chadeffect
04-02-12
I believe knowledfge comes from the abstract--definitions,an ... Mrtennis
04-02-12
I had another experience with magic yesterday. in fact, it w ... Bryoncunningham
04-02-12
Hi bryon, given your disciplined approach to things, a lot ... Almarg
04-02-12
Bryon, your 'pigtails' have been used by others here in dif ... Nonoise
04-02-12
Hi al, bryon and everyone else. have found this a stimulati ... Corazon
04-03-12
Thanks dave and nonoise for your comments. i appreciate your ... Bryoncunningham
04-03-12
"so i plan on doing the a/b'ing in a friend's system, w ... Geoffkait
04-04-12
Geoff -- yes, i would say that my friend's system is at leas ... Bryoncunningham
04-04-12
You finished my thoughts quite well, actually. imo it can b ... Geoffkait
04-09-12
perception is a poor choice of words. we know what we hear ... Pipedream
04-09-12
hmmmm may be so however our perception is our only tool. w ... Pipedream
04-10-12
Whiole perception maybe our only way of evaluating sound, it ... Mrtennis
04-11-12
I wonder what hayakawa would say about all of this if he wer ... Nonoise
04-11-12: Bryoncunningham
‘Magic’ is the word I’ve been using to refer to something with a known effect but an unknown explanation. I chose the word ‘magic’ because, when you encounter something with a known effect but an unknown explanation, the experience can be similar to seeing magic tricks performed. I assume that is obvious from the discussion so far.
But I also chose the word ‘magic’ because it expresses a universal human tendency. Every child lives in a world of magical events. Every adult occasionally succumbs to Magical Thinking. And every culture has some form of magical beliefs. Both Ancient and Enlightenment philosophers believed that the hallmark of being human is to think rationally. From what I can tell, the hallmark of being human is to think magically.
There are of course exceptions. What one person experiences as Magic, a more rational or informed person may experience as Mechanism. But no matter how rational or informed you are, the pace at which we as individuals acquire explanations is far outmatched by the pace of science and technology. So there will always be things with known effects but unknown explanations.
Sure, everyone knows how to explain this.
But only some people know how to explain this.
And very few people know how to explain this.
And no one knows how to explain this.
In other words, Magic is here to stay.
IMO.
Bryon
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04-11-12
Byron, very well put. hyakawa would have smiled. you succ ... Nonoise
04-11-12
our educated perception is based on our knowledge and pers ... Pipedream
04-11-12
Wwhile not disagreeing with the basic definition, i think th ... Mrtennis
04-12-12
"if one listens to live music every day then his or her ... Geoffkait
04-17-12
Update... i have not forgotten about my promise to a/b (and ... Bryoncunningham
04-17-12
Hi bryon, thanks for the update. my one comment is that in ... Almarg
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