Magic and Science

[Benjamin]

--- Some time ago, In HPforGrownups at y..., whimzical at y... wrote:
>>It seems like people nowadays call *everything* a science. What 
could be less scientific (read mundane) than magic? How could there 
be scientific evidence to support why some people have certain powers 
and others don't? Where does it come from? To me, magic is an art. It 
is unique to each person and can be expressed in a large variety of 
creative ways."<<

We can see the explosion of stars, and understand an eclipse of the 
Sun, our world is governed by manipulation of particles each less 
than one billionth billionth billionth of a gram.

The Sun rises, trees grow, muscles move.  People can see, hear, 
smell, think and feel.  All this is science.  We can grow diamond on 
the edge of a blade, and cut through metal with light.

Got to be some magic there...

I can't think of any other reason for teaching mathematics.

-Ben.

The main reason for being a teacher, is not to teach a subject, but 
to make the student want to learn.  If they want to learn then 
teaching is child's play.  And the thing about child's play is that 
it is natural and fun.  For everyone.

Ps. I know this is a fairly old post, but it was bugging me.  [And I 
didn't even touch on chemistry or geology (chalk can become 
limestone, and slate... Fancy building a house from calcium 
carbonate?)] 
Try this for art and science too: www.chris-smiths-gallery.com