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September 8, 2005
Science and Magic
All complex tasks need to be explained, illuminated, opened for discussion.
If a scientist (and I use the term loosely to describe any seeker after truth) declines to explain not only the intricacies of how something is done but also how they found the path that brought them to their discovery, how they felt slaving toward the discovery and how they changed their mind on the way, then that scientist becomes a magician.
Science benefits everybody, magic benefits one person, or one group, or one tribe to the detriment of others.
Hoarding, hiding or witholding discoveries lessens them, drains them of their power. It turns them into the knowledge equivalent of shruken heads strung around the shamans neck. They look impressive, but no-one knows what they are for, and the Shaman sure isnt going to tell you.
Posted by dottie at September 8, 2005 11:58 AM