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Originally posted by ratbastid
In the <i>His Dark Materials</i> series, what we would call "magic" is referred to in the alternate universe of the story as "Theological Science". It has a very mysterious, scientific, steam-punkish feel. Very neat.
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I love the idea that magic can be mixed with science.. Often it gets a very turn of the century industrial revolution feel.
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"Life is possible only with illusions. And so, the question for the science of mental health must become an absolutely new and revolutionary one, yet one that reflects the essence of the human condition: On what level of illusion does one live?"
-- Ernest Becker, The Denial of Death
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