Sorry for breaking my own taboo against replying in this thread, but since I am curious I had to say something. This has remained wonderfully civil for a discussion that has a highly personal and subjective nature. For that I thank the quality of our board members. Your answers so far have proven interesting, though at times somewhat confusing.
I'd like to know more, via example, about this concept of "relation-space", if it's something that can be explained in such a way.
Secondly, I'd like to say that applying scientific reasoning to mana/magic/the occult (what's a term that's encompassing of the idea and carries no biases?) is an idea that greatly interests me. My view of it is more from the realm of debunking, though, such as James Randi. If there's a truly scientific way in which such practices and beliefs could be tested and applied (meaning with [relatively] consistent results for similar inputs), it would be a real eye-opener for me.
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