From:	Wolfchild nathan.olsen@*******.msus.edu
Subject:	[OT] Magic and RL (was Re: On Cybereyes)
Date:	Mon, 13 Sep 1999 18:43:48 -0500 (CDT)

On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, abortion_engine wrote:

> > All basic aura reading is (as far as I can tell) is adapting your eyes to
> > see the interfeerence of the body's EM field or something along those
> > lines. It occasionally shows up with cameras, particularly GOOD quality
> > video taken in reduced light conditions without lights or starlight
> filters
> > or with LOW speed still footage.
> >
> All aura reading is rediculous, superstitious, self-delusion or intentional
> mis-representation.
>
> Hey, folks, magic isn't real! Press pause on the fantasy deck before you
> stop roleplaying!

Actually, aura reading isn't magic. As the original person said, it is
simply a faint visual representation of a person's EM field. I can do it
and it only took about 30 minutes of practice to learn how. As for whether
or not magick is real, I can't say for sure. I am extremely skeptical and
scientificly-minded, but ever since I first met my wife (who practices
Wicca), I've seen some things where there is no apparent rational
explanation for what happened, but I am NOT the type that easily accepts
anything that doesn't fit in my scientific world-view.

What it comes down to is that I've seen some things that I can't easily
explain away, but unless I see her shoot lightning bolts out of her
fingers and blow up a parked car, I will remain forever unconvinced.

Oh, and a word of advice about this subject, people on both sides of this
debate tend to be firmly rooted in their opinions and will not change
their minds. It's kinda like the "which is better, SR2 or SR3" arguement
that's been going on for a while on this list. KnowhatImean? (Which makes
me wonder just why I wrote this response in the first place. Oh well,
since I spent the time writing it, I might as well hit 'Send' and see
what happens.)



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