One man's 'magic' is another man's engineering. 'Supernatural' is a null word.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Heinlein claims supernatural claims are simply unexplained natural phenomena or engineering.
- In plain terms
- Magic is just science we don't understand yet.
- What can you take from it?
- Demystify the supernatural.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What counts as supernatural?
- Is everything knowable?
Another view
Some phenomena may remain unexplained forever.
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