The keyword is consistent. Some settings have magic as inherently chaotic and difficult to control.
A good rule of thumb is that if a fantasy setting has a school for magic, it’s probably a science. If it’s knowledge passed from master to magically gifted student, it’s probably not very consistent.
Or how magic works
But… if there’s a consistent system along which magic works which can be studied/researched/formulated, then isn’t it just… science?
The keyword is consistent. Some settings have magic as inherently chaotic and difficult to control.
A good rule of thumb is that if a fantasy setting has a school for magic, it’s probably a science. If it’s knowledge passed from master to magically gifted student, it’s probably not very consistent.
Yes.
That’s not how magic works
Humans have yet to prove it.
Well, it sometimes does
Watch “Agatha all Along” - the series is managing to answer exactly this question with a great script and cast.
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