Are magicians hypocrites or not?
Hey guys, seems like the forum is getting quiet again, so I posted here my little thoughts/essay on the 'opinion of lying' that I used for my school. This is a self-reflection essay, so it won't be your typical essay format you see at school. If you are bored or want to give me an opinion on what you think about this, go ahead. [Didn't put this in the Opinions on lying in a youtube video since it's not just about youtube videos ;)]
P.S. Rokk, I used your argument as a reflection of my thought process for essay purposes, so your argument isn't really quoted. Hope that's alright! P.P.S The palming example I used here about Enigma is simplified as a palm to control the card to the top for essay purposes, so don't hate on me for this! Quote:
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Nice! You're essay is gonna be so much more interesting than the other ones XD
Oh, and I didn't know Toby changed his name to Tom! How interesting! :P Also, by fellow magicians do you mean the awesome Kelan who awesomely got him to admit that he was lying? :pppppp |
Haha, yeah, I changed the name just in case putting his real name made it bad.
Yes Kelan, yes. YOU are that awesome magician ;) |
I feel honored to be a part of such a great essay! :D
Have you submitted your essay yet? Otherwise I think you should change this sentence a little. Quote:
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hmmm, the essay poses an intriguing opinion of yourself and the people on this forum, but i have a feeling that tho it is interesting to us since we've been discussing this matter, it's not going to get as much support and positive opinions as we give here, since i think that there's something wrong about the essay, like, it doesn't and wouldn't convince me if i hadn't been part of the discussion or the community in the first place.
Don't get me wrong, i still like it, but i think such comments would be passed out to you if you submit this for a literature class...( excuse my horrible English... i couldn't think of a better word than "passed out" at the moment) |
I was about to say the same as La. It's great for magicians, but for anyone else there may be some issues with it, for instance the word 'gimmicks'. I think that if you would make it a bit more laymen-friendly, it would do much better. ^_^
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Yup, I agree, I should have done so. My bad xD. Well, it's the professor's fault. He told me to write an essay about something that had been bothering me and so I did :D
Oh, and this isn't an argumentative essay or anything. The criteria for it is really weird and it's supposed to be philosophical (?) so if you aren't really convinced, I think that should be fine ;) Let's just hope I get a good mark >.< |
You mean this is an essay your are actually handing in to get graded on?
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usually i don't see an essay written for any other purposes... so i suppose the essay will be graded by Albert's professor
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I think this could be awesome in class. The point here is the thin line between right (or acceptable) and wrong (or fraudulent). Magic is just an example, and a damn good one at it, since lies and deceptions are the basis of it, but it can be applied to so much more...
For instance, are white lies okay? Why? When does it stop being a white lie to become just a lie? If you think of a magician's performance as a white lie, that's what is being discussed here. Now that I've given it some thought to write this post, I'd say it is quite an interesting exercise of philosophy, and should be discussed frequently in classes :) |
I'm gonna go with my quick answer to the question at the top of this post:
Are magicians hypocrites or not? I say, speak for yourself! I'm 100% perfect, and only hypocritical when stuck in a zoo during extremely cold weather. |
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