Once taken out of their milieu, and into this large and universally
studied, comprehended, uncomprehended, perceived and shared universe, no
shaman's magic is measurable.
It is also rarely useful, although I do not deny all utility.
What there is transferable from shamanic magic into this universe ruled
by the Random Quanta is not magic, nor is it separate from this universe.
Claims of 'otherness' is always a sham.
But and then again, we all live in small universes. I like to think (to
claim) that I see both the one I am in, and the one that is, but I don't
know. As a skeptic, I need to see that every fact is backed up by the
whole universe, not just in an isolated subset of a tribe of homo sapiens
sapiens.
But I also wonder if we can live in anything but small universes.
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Wade T. Smith
wade_smith@harvard.edu
morbius@channel1.com
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