Cosmic Queries – Navigating the Cosmos
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The Power of the Past
If you were a pirate in the 1700s, would you rather have a modern GPS or Jack's magic compass from Pirates of the Caribbean that points to what you desire most? David Chris: I think if you showed up with a modern GPS on the pirate ship, they would murder you for your witchcraft. "All magic ever declared historically has been revealed to be someone's knowledge of the laws of physics," he says.
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