>>20810759>>20810771>The capitalization is to bring attention to an interesting and important linguistic similarity. What used to be the purview of witchcraft and the occult, magic and alchemy, has since been redone into electromagnetic engineering and chemistry.Here, the commenter attempts to draw a parallel between historical practices (witchcraft, magic, alchemy) and modern scientific fields (electromagnetic engineering, chemistry). However, this comparison is deeply flawed.
==Why the Argument is Wrong==
Misunderstanding of Linguistic Evolution
The capitalization of "MAGic MAGnets" to suggest a connection between magic and magnets is arbitrary and does not reflect any etymological or scientific correlation. The word "magic" derives from the Latin "magia," which in turn comes from the Greek "mageia," related to the Persian "maguš," meaning a form of ritual practice. This has no connection to "magnet," which comes from the Greek "magnētis lithos," meaning "stone from Magnesia," a region in Thessaly known for its magnetite deposits.
=Scientific Misrepresentation=
Electromagnetic engineering and chemistry are fields grounded in empirical research and scientific principles, whereas magic and alchemy are based on mysticism and pre-scientific beliefs. The transition from mystical practices to scientific disciplines involved the development of the scientific method and rigorous experimental validation, not merely a change in terminology or superficial rebranding.
This has nothing to do with MAGA, either, although to say MAGA is magical would be true!
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>I'm glad we agree!Oh, absolutely. We agree that stating the obvious about brain function somehow elevates you to Einsteinian levels of intellect.