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I can't say I either entirely agree or disagree with the previous poster but that is not the issue under the discussion. the issue rather is whether science ascendency is better than magic ascendency or vice versa. personally I've always been a skeptic as far as magic and mysticism in general. After all most magicians are use little more than sleight of hand, perception, and the general gullibility of their audience to make them thing something magical is at play. in fact it wasn't that long ago that a group of people called alchemists (from which all one needs to get chemists is a little scientific rigor and to subtract two letters) performed feats that at the time were beyond then current understanding and thus were deemed magical. In fact many things that once were deemed magical have become scientific. All this is of course my opinion (albeit one based on extensive research from across the ages and a great deal of contemplation). That being said if I had to choose I would choose science ascendency albeit with a GREAT deal of reluctance. after all along skepticism history has taught me that great knowledge and great power either equate or lead to each other. I must admit I’ve always desired knowledge and that kind of knowledge would be a great boon at first. But eventually one would come to realize that however advanced and “civilized” society at large might pretend to be that there is some knowledge it should never have access to.