Quote Originally Posted by olyris View Post
Q: Could there be a science to magic?
A: There could be a science to magic.
If by 'science' you mean 'system' then I agree. There are ways of manipulating what we believe about reality to see if we can achieve a desired effect- a discipline. The problem with calling it 'science' is that science relies on falsifiability to disprove an hypothesis, while in magic, there is a lot of subjectivity, and things often depend on the beliefs of the practitiones more than experimentation to see what works and what doesn't, and often things that don't work for one might work for another.
That's why I trust parapsychologists and their findings vs. practitioners and their claims.