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<blockquote data-quote="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost" data-source="post: 407002" data-attributes="member: 4720">Hi, Mythusmage.&nbsp; I thought you might be <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />People will accept magic as soon as they have to, I never said anyone would be able to deny that they took a searing light in the arse.&nbsp; But I think you'd be surprised by people's capacity to deny the source.&nbsp; A lot of people have VERY closed minds on the subject.&nbsp; They will accept super-science.&nbsp; They will accept magic, if no alternative explanation is possible.&nbsp; But no matter how many communes and Miracles are cast, they are going to insist that the power could not be coming from a god, because they KNOW gods don't exist.&nbsp; The power of self-delusion is tremendous.&nbsp; I think you underestimate it.&nbsp; When something is that integral a part of your worldview, moving it is not possible.&nbsp; If you DO manage to move it, the result is more likely psychosis than enlightenment.I can tell you right now that nearly a quarter of the people I work with, if God Almighty walked up and pinched their ass, they would STILL deny he existed.&nbsp; What I find amusing is that these are &quot;open-minded&quot;, liberal academics.&nbsp; Not as open-minded as they think they are.Me.&nbsp; I'd say (after I cleaned up the mess from my bladder, of course), &quot;Good Morning, your Divinityship.&nbsp; Nice planet you gave us.&nbsp; Sorry we're screwing it up.&nbsp; Don't suppose you could use a paladin?&quot;EDITED for emphasis</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jeremy Ackerman-Yost, post: 407002, member: 4720"] Hi, Mythusmage. I thought you might be ;) People will accept magic as soon as they have to, I never said anyone would be able to deny that they took a [i]searing light[/i] in the arse. But I think you'd be surprised by people's capacity to deny the source. A lot of people have VERY closed minds on the subject. They will accept super-science. They will accept magic, if no alternative explanation is possible. But no matter how many [i]communes[/i] and [i]Miracles[/i] are cast, they are going to insist that the power could not be coming from a god, because they KNOW gods don't exist. The power of self-delusion is tremendous. I think you underestimate it. When something is that integral a part of your worldview, moving it is not possible. If you DO manage to move it, the result is more likely psychosis than enlightenment. I can tell you right now that nearly a quarter of the people I work with, if God Almighty walked up and pinched their ass, they would STILL deny he existed. What I find amusing is that these are "open-minded", liberal academics. Not as open-minded as they think they are. Me. I'd say (after I cleaned up the mess from my bladder, of course), "Good Morning, your Divinityship. Nice planet you gave us. Sorry we're screwing it up. Don't suppose you could use a paladin?" EDITED for emphasis [/QUOTE]

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