blackshoe Posted April 20, 2011 Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 No, it's not. Bonewits operates from the basis that magic really exists (though it is difficult to master). Granted he's probably wrong, but his conclusion does follow logically from his premises. In his theory, a man might do little things (a spell to produce light, for example), a god might do bigger things (rain down fire on a city). A man (or woman, let's not be sexist here) might ask a god to do something (through prayer, for example); the god might channel the "mana" required through the man's mind. Or not. (In Bonewits' theory, magic works by manipulation of the world via one's mind, using "mana" as an energy source. Larry Niven postulated, in The Magic Goes Away, that mana used to be all around us, but that it was a non-renewable resource, and we've used it all up, and that is why magic no longer works. Maybe Niven is right. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winstonm Posted April 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2011 Larry Niven postulated, in The Magic Goes Away, that mana used to be all around us, but that it was a non-renewable resource, and we've used it all up I have an easier explanation. We used to believe all sorts of nonsesical bs. Not so much anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshoe Posted April 21, 2011 Report Share Posted April 21, 2011 Heh. Just as much "nonsensical bs" out there, it's just different from the old stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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