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[Dazlar Bynon]

1. Do you think that magic is possible (or exists) in this world? If so, how would it work (or not work) ?

2. What do you think would happen if magic came into this world on an active basis from one moment to the other?

[Zifnab]

1. Not really, though there is many things that cannot be explained.

2. I think the world would be a much worse place, if you're refering to FFVIII's magic. People would either get more lazy than they are now, or become more corruped, being able to commit mass murder with 'blizzaga' or whatever.

A rather depressing way of looking at it I know :P

[Dazlar Bynon]

1. Not as in FFVIII or any similar game. But I think that there is energy that can be channeled to perform minor abilities...

2. It would most likely start with total chaos, followed by minor factions that follow good and others that follow evil and ofcource balance-factions. The governments will want to control the use. WWIII will eventually arise, if humanity survives all of this, whitch I honestly doubt.

THE HUMAN RACE IS NOT WORTHY OF SUCH POWER AND WILL DESTROY ITSELF OR BE DESTROYED

[Big D]

Virtually all 'magic' could work as result of fine-tuned psychokinesis. Fire magic - psychokinetically 'excite' a cloud of air particles until they super-heat. Ice - condense and freeze atmospheric moisture in the same way. PK could be used to artificially generate static electricity - 'Bolt' spells, in other words.

Magic would be a pain in the behind in our world. Unregulated, uncontrollable destructive abilities - even worse than unrestricted firearms laws.

[Rye]

I think that magic is possible. I read somewhere that we only use about 30% of our brain. If we could use more, the article said we could do many super-natural things like Tele-Kenesis!

I don't think we can handle magic just yet, unless we use curing magic only! ^.^

[Kimera 726]

careful, rikkuyuna89. Accelerating the life span of blood cells and all that kinda stuff could lead to cancer.

Magic is possible, if you were to say that we only use 30% of our brains. Big D is correct that the only plausible method of having magic in the real world would be to use psychokinesis to manipulate natural phenomenon. However, saying that we are ready to possess magic powers is just like saying we are ready for nuclear weapons (which we are not. i.e. Cuban Missile Crisis, overproduction, and the 24/7 nonsense of using nukes when you know you won't use'm).

[Kami]

i think only some people should have magic. not everyone. yah know?

[Dazlar Bynon]

30% I thought it was only an average of about 4%, 30% is almost 1/3 and we have a large brain, look at the 'T-Rexaur' brain that's tiny, only the outer part is used for storage. in FFVIII they will probably use about 30% with GF.