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There's always someone who doesn't know all the dictionary meanings of "magic." From Google's copy of the Oxford English dictionary: - a quality that makes som
by DennisP 3y ago
There's always someone who doesn't know all the dictionary meanings of "magic." From Google's copy of the Oxford English dictionary:
- a quality that makes something seem removed from everyday life, especially in a way that gives delight.
- something that has a delightfully unusual quality.
- very effective in producing results, especially desired ones.
- (informal, British) wonderful; exciting.
- TheRealPomax 3y agoSo it doesn't tick any of those boxes expect maybe half of the first? Sounds like it's literally not magic.
- DennisP 3y agoI'd say all of them but YMMV.
- TheRealPomax 3y agoWhen was the last time quantum physics sparked delight in a member of the general public? Sorry, let me rephrase: has there even been a first time?
- DennisP 3y agoI'm a member of the general public and it's done that lots of times for me. Besides that, "member of the general public" isn't part of Oxford's definitions. If the "magic" commenter above is a professional quantum physicist, that doesn't invalidate their feelings about this. If you're more jaded, that doesn't make your own feelings more valid or authoritative. In any case, this is getting a bit tedious and silly.