Hey guys! So this topic was being discussed in another forum that I frequent. I thought I'd ask the same question here.
Posted 26 June 2013 - 02:35 PM
Hey guys! So this topic was being discussed in another forum that I frequent. I thought I'd ask the same question here.
Posted 26 June 2013 - 03:07 PM
I think I'd choose real world every time.
Assuming in this fantasy magic world you'd have to train for your spells I'd probably end up focusing on the following
so I mean, more or less I'd want to train for powers to improve my quality of life that I already have in this world. x:
Posted 26 June 2013 - 09:39 PM
I like the thought behind this thread, and I like your science-magic analogy, too.
Personally, I think I would go for magic. Science is awesome and all, but the unpredictable and occult manner that traditional "Fantasy Magic" is presented in is far too interesting for me to pass up. Science is, by nature, finite and defined. A world ruled by science is a world rules by... rules.
A world of magic would be a world that constantly fosters a sense of wonder. The world we currently know would pale in comparison to the depth and interest found in a world of magic. Although I like the science-magic analogy, Magic would win out every time due to it being a lawless, unfettered power.
Plus, science can't turn me into a critter, yet. So, boo science.
Posted 27 June 2013 - 05:56 PM
Honestly, it probably wouldn't matter much?
I'm not particularly a scientist, and I can only assume that I wouldn't be much of a magician either.
I enjoy agrarian living, mostly, so the low-tech stuff wouldn't especially bother me.
No, hold on. <__< Actually, science has a huge advantage in that, once a scientific discovery is made it is available to everyone. Whereas if some guy happens to know a spell, that doesn't necessarily mean he is going to use it to benefit the common people. So essentially, wizards would end up being incredibly powerful, and probably wielding that power with impunity over everyone else. Sortof like what happens with the wealthy in our society, but because magic is individually innate, it would be next to impossible to break a wizard's power.
So I choose our universe. Feudalism with near-invincible masters is not my cup of tea.
Posted 27 June 2013 - 09:43 PM
I would opt for the magic world.
This other world may be in the medieval stages of it's timeline now, but that doesn't mean that it will remain that way forever.
This mundane world we life in, mundane by comparison I mean, has no magic attributed to it and has "science" as you put it.
If I were in this other magic world, would the same physics not apply to it?
If I built a wing would it not function the same way that a wing does here?
If this magic world still operated within the same fundamental rules of physics that ours does, which it must if it is full of everything that is present in our world, there is no reason for science to not exist at all. Given this, the magic world is the clear choice as you could simply apply science to the world and bring it up to speed.
Thus, giving the best of both worlds.
Magic abound with all the benefits of modern science.
It is perfectly acceptable to fear and admire a being you could not possibly understand.
Posted 02 July 2013 - 11:58 AM
I like to read all your points of view, really interesting!
Personally for me it would depend if in the magic world, we would know about this reality, as we now "know" about fantasy worlds. I think it would be more annoying to live in a magical world, but to know about what we have here, than the other way around. So "if you don't know any better", it would not really matter where you'd live. I too really romanticize the different fantasy worlds, but I think that is also because though all the different stories you read and hear you would still not perceive the complexity of living such life unless you actually live it.