▲ 1345 ▼ I knew it all along! (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world [M] to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 85 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ElderWendigo@sh.itjust.works 61 points 2 years ago (3 children) I say that computers work because we tricked some rocks into thinking by carving special runes into them. permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not that magic doesn't exist, it's just that our current spells and rituals are rudimentary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago I’d say it’s that the information on how it works is out there and not secret. If I want to turn lead into gold that knowledge is available to me, I just need access to a nuclear reactor and to learn a fuck ton of stuff. Also the fact that it’s all very math dependent doesn’t help. The “when will I use this” subject is the biggest prerequisite to magic permalink fedilink source parent [–] nugmeister64@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago funnily far more true than many might believe permalink fedilink source parent [–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago ...don't forget it wouldn't have worked if we hadn't tamed lightning and channelled it into the runes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Saltblue@lemmy.world 33 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's not that magic doesn't exist, it's just that our current spells and rituals are rudimentary. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago I’d say it’s that the information on how it works is out there and not secret. If I want to turn lead into gold that knowledge is available to me, I just need access to a nuclear reactor and to learn a fuck ton of stuff. Also the fact that it’s all very math dependent doesn’t help. The “when will I use this” subject is the biggest prerequisite to magic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago I’d say it’s that the information on how it works is out there and not secret. If I want to turn lead into gold that knowledge is available to me, I just need access to a nuclear reactor and to learn a fuck ton of stuff. Also the fact that it’s all very math dependent doesn’t help. The “when will I use this” subject is the biggest prerequisite to magic permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nugmeister64@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago funnily far more true than many might believe permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago ...don't forget it wouldn't have worked if we hadn't tamed lightning and channelled it into the runes. permalink fedilink source parent
