What is meant here by “magic?” To me, it seems that it is synonymous with effortlessness; anyone skilled in a craft makes it look easy. In order to create this magic, a person toils in private. Since no one saw the preparation, the result looks like it came from nowhere—i.e., magic.
What is meant here by “magic?” To me, it seems that it is synonymous with effortlessness; anyone skilled in a craft makes it look easy. In order to create this magic, a person toils in private. Since no one saw the preparation, the result looks like it came from nowhere—i.e., magic.
Arthur C Clarke said it -
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.