"That's the beauty of Heaven... we can leave our brains behind."
I know, that one’s too easy. Here’s another one:
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“Is there a possibility that Criss Angel, David Copperfield, et.al., have real magical powers? I know they said the tricks they do are just illusions and sleigh of hands... but there are some tricks they did that are just impossible for humans to do. Could they have made a pact with the Devil in exchange for great wealth, fame, and glory?
“In the Bible we read there were sorcerers and magicians in the court of the Pharaoh who duplicated the miraculous feats performed by Moses... such as turning his staff into a live snake. That gives us something to think about. You can go to the Library and find many fictional novels regarding people who sold their souls to the Devil by making a pact with him for worldly fame and glory...hmmm... Could there may be some truth to it?”
No, it’s not the devil. They’re doing the old Jedi Mind Trick.
Seriously. Magicians and illusionists simply use diversion and sleight of hand, and practice, practice, practice until they are very good at it. They focus our attention on one thing while they’re manifesting the illusion somewhere else. They have to be able to command an audience’s attention absolutely and hold it, which takes some badass understanding of psychology, by the way.
Incidentally, a good friend of mine is a Christian illusionist, and I’m fairly sure he’s not in league with Satan. That would kind of go against…well….everything he stands for. If he thought for a moment his job was Satanic in any way, I feel safe in saying he’d stop doing it and apply at the local Taco Bell.
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