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HomeschoolrsRUs
10-25-2007, 11:20 AM
Where to put this, where to put this, :smirky: Hmmmm ....
Well the article was found on ScienceDaily, so I guess it belongs in The Sciences Forum, :biggrin:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/10/071024143613.htm

Belief In Witchcraft, Magic Serves 'Basic Human Need,' Professor Says

ScienceDaily (Oct. 25, 2007) — People believe in magic for all sorts of reasons, Anne-Maria Makhulu said, including a deep-seated human desire for equality. Halloween is a time for children to dress up as witches, ghouls and goblins, but historically witchcraft was serious business, according to a Duke University professor.

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"We need enchantment in our lives because our world has become disenchanted," Makhulu said. "We need faith that promises something bigger and better than what we have."

DesertFox
10-30-2007, 12:11 PM
Actually, magic started out as science -- a way to explain the unexplainable.

Liberals need magic because they're scared all the time. We conservatives look reality in the eye and sock it. Reality socks back, liberals scream and cry and we conservatives kick reality's ass. Just before it turns around and kicks OUR ass. Then we kick its ass again as the liberals curl up in the fetal position and practice switching thumbs, an old magic trick from ages past.