Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure
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Re: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure
#2But why? I am reminded of Davy Crockett's "Not yours to give" speech.
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#3>Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible
Someone really didn't put much thought into this statement.
And all the references to Project Magic does lead me to consider who put them up to proposing this
Re: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure
#4Where's Penn and Teller when we need them?
Re: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure
#5>Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible Someone really didn't put much thought into this statement. And all the references to Project Magic does lead me to consider who put them up to proposing this
What's wrong with "experience the impossible"? Seems like a reasonable description of the situation to me, that's the whole point of magic.
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#6>Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible Someone really didn't put much thought into this statement. And all the references to Project Magic does lead me to consider who put them up to proposing this
Marketing for the new, US-focused Harry Potter movie? :)
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#7>Whereas magic enables people to experience the impossible Someone really didn't put much thought into this statement. And all the references to Project Magic does lead me to consider who put them up to proposing this
What's wrong with "experience the impossible"? Seems like a reasonable description of the situation to me, that's the whole point of magic.
If magic existed it would, by definition, be neither impossible nor supernatural.
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#8But why ? I am reminded of Davy Crockett's "Not yours to give" speech.
Because of a strong lobby, especially from David Copperfield. As usual, just follow the money.
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#9The English language seems to be missing some word that other languages have.
In Dutch, "goochelen", performed by a "goochelaar" is doing tricks in a show, where you know it's all illusions but it's still very impressive. On the other hand, "toveren", done by a "tovenaar" would be doing something supernatural. Typically a "goochelaar" is somebody on a stage with a black top hat, while a "tovenaar" is more like an old man with a long white beard and a purple pointy hat in fiction.
In English, both seem to be called "magic". It's very confusing...
Re: Recognizing magic as a rare and valuable art form and national treasure
#10It's nice to see that lobbying isn't just for large corporations, but vegas showmen can milk this ridiculous, broken system too. /s