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<blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 7979690" data-attributes="member: 53980"><p>Obviously, you're free to do as you wish, but I find that unsatisfying. </p><p></p><p>I'm of the opinion that if you have non-supernatural beings (humans or whatnot) in a universe where magic is a fundamental force, then their evolution should account for that force or there should be an explanation for why that isn't the case (such as all humans arrived from a world in a dead magic zone).</p><p></p><p>Of course, it's a magical world, so maybe there is no evolution. Maybe humans were created. But then why didn't their creators take the 5th force into consideration? They gave them bodies strong enough to function under the pull of gravity. They gave them nervous systems and musculature that capable of leveraging electromagnetism. Having magical abilities is a significant advantage, so why not give them the capacity to leverage that force in some innate manner?</p><p></p><p>I think in a universe where magic is the 5th fundamental force, you really need to think through all of the implications it means for that universe and the inhabitants thereof. It is a fundamental force. It shouldn't just be tacked on as an afterthought to justify the existence of magic.</p><p></p><p>In fairness though, there was a time when I was a young man that I intended to be a physicist. Though I ended up going a different route (computer science) I still have a great interest in and fondness of physics. So it could be that I'm overthinking things.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fanaelialae, post: 7979690, member: 53980"] Obviously, you're free to do as you wish, but I find that unsatisfying. I'm of the opinion that if you have non-supernatural beings (humans or whatnot) in a universe where magic is a fundamental force, then their evolution should account for that force or there should be an explanation for why that isn't the case (such as all humans arrived from a world in a dead magic zone). Of course, it's a magical world, so maybe there is no evolution. Maybe humans were created. But then why didn't their creators take the 5th force into consideration? They gave them bodies strong enough to function under the pull of gravity. They gave them nervous systems and musculature that capable of leveraging electromagnetism. Having magical abilities is a significant advantage, so why not give them the capacity to leverage that force in some innate manner? I think in a universe where magic is the 5th fundamental force, you really need to think through all of the implications it means for that universe and the inhabitants thereof. It is a fundamental force. It shouldn't just be tacked on as an afterthought to justify the existence of magic. In fairness though, there was a time when I was a young man that I intended to be a physicist. Though I ended up going a different route (computer science) I still have a great interest in and fondness of physics. So it could be that I'm overthinking things. [/QUOTE]
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