...are associational devices. *IB* keeps his definitions terse. His agenda is to cut...a)the bifurcation of scientific and magical knowledge and b) an examination into the definition of magic Here are the ...- nonphysical means non-practical ends magic - nonphysical means to practical ends ...Can meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? What's your ...

... are associational devices. *IB* keeps his definitions terse. His agenda is to cut ...a)the bifurcation of scientific and magical knowledge and b) an examination into the definition of magic Here are the definitions:...- nonphysical means non-practical ends magic - nonphysical means to practical ends science...Can meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? What's your ...

...> wrote: Can meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? That's a very good question. If you're looking at... a pre-scientific mindset and has a positive attitude towards magic, such as ancient Egyptian religions or the non-philosophical branches of ...you of course, but I'd suggest another x-post. You can see how much fun everyone's having. :)

... 7:08 am, Chade <ch...@newsguy.com> wrote: Can meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? That's a very good question.  If you're looking at a religion with a pre-scientific mindset and has a positive attitude towards magic, such as ancient Egyptian religions or the non-philosophical branches of Taoism,  then the answer is no...

On Jun 3, 7:08 am, Chade <ch...@newsguy.com> wrote: Can meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? That's a very good question. If you're looking at a religion with a pre-scientific mindset and has a positive attitude towards magic, such as ancient Egyptian religions or the non-philosophical branches of Taoism, then the answer is no, there isn't any difference.

...'s wrong. Things move from magical (wondrously strange) to mundane (ordinary ... Compare with the Goetia definition of magic (probably written around 1712... entomology rather than a current definition. IB goes on to make...nonphysical means non-practical ends magic - nonphysical means to practical ends...meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? Meaningful distinctions, yes...

...> So people; Can meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? Usually it seems the distinctions are only made by some of the "religious". What's your definition of mystercism? Mysticism is a communion with Ultimate Reality that is ... the true nature of identity once again; and win this game of Cosmic hide-and-seek? With the rise of scientific ...

...'s wrong. Things move from magical (wondrously strange) to mundane (ordinary ...Compare with the Goetia definition of magic (probably written around 1712...nonphysical means non-practical ends magic - nonphysical means to practical ends...meaningful distinctions be made between magic and religion? Meaningful distinctions, yes...no. One chooses one's definitions and makes distinctions between those...

...begins with examining the etymology of "magic", starting with the Magi, mislabelling them...out of a hard definition of the word 'magic' and quotes from the...1768 _Encyclopedia Britannia_, the _Goetia_'s definition, William Butler's very tepid "...be easily examined by probability and game theory and its body of knowledge...fully investigated by science, it is magic. Bumpkiss. *Nothing* has been fully ...

...> (so much for extended metaphors  [...]) *IB* keeps his definitions terse.  His agenda is to cut away the dross ... two tangents:  a)the bifurcation of scientific and magical knowledge and b) an examination into the definition of magic Here are the definitions: _Occult_: "hidden", "secret" _Science_ : "Organized knowledge" _Mystic_: One who has been ...