It's All a Matter of Opinion

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An argumentative paper which outlines four views - realist, two worlds, relativist, and metaphorical. These schools of thought all claim that when combined with magic, some traditional rituals can bring about successful results.

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"The "realist" position states that the "magician's claims are of the same status as those of "science"." They believe that there are forces that escape scientific thought and that they exist on some "other plane". For example, a realist would argue that magic forces are real in the same way that you know that a lamp was real. You can prove a lamp is there by touching it and feeling it, and in the same sense you do rituals to prove that the magic is there. A realist would also state that he knows there is magic, rather than stating that he believes in magic. A main principle that they believe in is "knowledge is more certain than belief". They know that magic works and it is all a part of physical reality."

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