Every science is a degenerate habit of thought. Magical thinking is the creative discipline of resisting the lure of that…
Every science is a degenerate habit of thought. Magical thinking is the creative discipline of resisting the lure of that degeneracy. The best way to do that is to convince yourself that science has a general method to it. Methodicity is actually the mark of magical thinking.
— Venkatesh Rao (@vgr) April 19, 2019