Magic Vs. Science: A Comparison Of Magic And Science
Magic and Science, two topics which have been around for several hundred years and many confusion was arrived in the way about when these two were put into the co-relation with one another because some people believe in magic and some believe in science. Magic is related to the typical behavior whereas Science in knowledge adopted by observations and experiments, evaluation, and the following of common ideas [1][Gustav Kuhn, 2008]. In story of William Kamkwamba [2][William Kamkwamba, 2009], he tried to explain the belief of magic by his village people and the actual science understood by him, in a creative manner for understanding of actual fact by using view of science. Science is something that can be cultured and done by anyone. One method
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This is how something is established in science. Then there is an application of the principles, which is actual applying of the knowledge obtained [7][Weaver, W., 1991]. But in the village of William Kamkwamba [2][William Kamkwamba, 2009], everyone knew Phiri’s secret was mangolomera, a form of magic that delivered superhuman strength and Mister Phiri was a man of near-heavenly strength. Mangolomera was the ultimate self-defense, a kind of vaccine against weakness. Only the strongest wizards in the district could administer this elixir—a kind of cream made from the burned and ground bones of leopards and lions, and mixed with roots and herbs. The medicine was rubbed into small cuts made on each knuckle, usually by a magic razor. Once mangolomera was in your blood circulation, it could not ever be reversed and was every time gaining power. Only the toughest men could manage this ever-growing power, or else quickly self-destruct. While, the actual fact was that there was no medicine which could improve your strength and that made you super power man. The medicine might be exist but it might cause temporary effect on body for certain time by acting on some nerves and producing hormones that made you feel too powerful but scientifically, you wouldn’t become super power man [8][Michel Foucault,1982]. It was just psychological effect that generated in brain and feel the false effect of medicine for certain period till you come back in the realistic world. There were such types of happenings and belief about magic in the village of William kamkwamba’s village [2][William Kamkwamba, 2009], without understanding of science behind any event occurred and people were taking it as magic without thinking. This thinking could be changed by making them aware of real world and technology of science instead of felling as
This is how something is established in science. Then there is an application of the principles, which is actual applying of the knowledge obtained [7][Weaver, W., 1991]. But in the village of William Kamkwamba [2][William Kamkwamba, 2009], everyone knew Phiri’s secret was mangolomera, a form of magic that delivered superhuman strength and Mister Phiri was a man of near-heavenly strength. Mangolomera was the ultimate self-defense, a kind of vaccine against weakness. Only the strongest wizards in the district could administer this elixir—a kind of cream made from the burned and ground bones of leopards and lions, and mixed with roots and herbs. The medicine was rubbed into small cuts made on each knuckle, usually by a magic razor. Once mangolomera was in your blood circulation, it could not ever be reversed and was every time gaining power. Only the toughest men could manage this ever-growing power, or else quickly self-destruct. While, the actual fact was that there was no medicine which could improve your strength and that made you super power man. The medicine might be exist but it might cause temporary effect on body for certain time by acting on some nerves and producing hormones that made you feel too powerful but scientifically, you wouldn’t become super power man [8][Michel Foucault,1982]. It was just psychological effect that generated in brain and feel the false effect of medicine for certain period till you come back in the realistic world. There were such types of happenings and belief about magic in the village of William kamkwamba’s village [2][William Kamkwamba, 2009], without understanding of science behind any event occurred and people were taking it as magic without thinking. This thinking could be changed by making them aware of real world and technology of science instead of felling as