Magic is a funny thing. When we see a magician perform, there is a mutual understanding between performer and audience that what is being presented is an artful illusion.<\/p>\n
We also eagerly embrace fictional representations of real magic, like Harry Potter<\/i> or Bewitched<\/i>. In a way, this is the same thing: We are watching performers pretend<\/i> that magic is real, yet there is an unspoken understanding that it is all make-believe.<\/p>\n
But what if we were to encounter real magic? Would that completely disrupt our understanding of reality?<\/p>\n
Or would we simply relabel it “physics”? In other words, is the term “real magic” an oxymoron? Is magic, by definition<\/i>, that which cannot actually exist in reality?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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