Originally Posted by afghooey
Let us examine three definitions...
According to Mirriam Webster:
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I'd say that this nifty internet thing we're using qualifies as one of 'various other techniques' used to control the 'forces of nature', no? ;) Not convinced that you're a wizard yet? Just hear me out...
Why do you limit your definition of magic to the "supernatural"? Many things that we once thought were "supernatural" have turned out to be completely, 100% natural. It's actually become quite illogical to believe that anything "supernatural" actually exists. The only thing that qualifies something as "supernatural" (by definition) is that it is unexplainable by natural law or phenomenon. Given that our current knowledge of 'natural law' is limited at best, it's quite logical to assume that those things which we can't explain are actually quite natural.
But that doesn't mean that magic is dead. It means that magic is in everything we do. With every thought, word and action (no matter how small we may percieve it) we are casting a spell that affects the rest of the known natural universe -- from micro, to macro; from atoms to galaxies. Everything is transactional. No spell that we cast, from breathing to daydreaming to splitting atoms, is insignificant or without consequence. We have unbelievable power; the power to destroy worlds, and to create them.
How is energy explained by natural law? Energy itself is the very foundation of natural law, and thus far has been more or less completely unexplainable. We're made of it (thanks to Mr. Einstein we now know that matter IS energy), we manipulate it. But none of us know what it truly is... And so, by definition at least, it is supernatural. Energy is Mana. It is magic.
You are not a muggle, my friend. You are a wizard. That is your birthright. And you needn't let anyone convince you of otherwise.
