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Magical Ethics: Week 13, Period 1
The desks were arranged into a table, and there weren't enough seats for everyone to sit down. Covering the table was an array of - well, it could be called junk - packs of cards, silk handkerchiefs, bells, silverware, rope, paper cups, and a whole bunch of books on how to do magic tricks.
Alysha waited for everyone to come in, if not take a seat, before she started talking. "Good to see you all survived the weekend yet again," she said, a tiny smile on her face. "We've been talking a lot about magic, about inborn talents and how you use them. Today, we're talking about something that's purely learned." She gestured to the table.
"Some people would argue that magic tricks are completely unethical. They're all fakes in a way after all, and often times magicians are attempting to solicit donations or sell tickets, earning money from their tricks. So is that ethical? Does your perception change if the people playing the money know in some way that the tricks are faked?"
She raised an eyebrow, glancing over the class to make sure people were following. "And while you're thinking about it and discussing it, go ahead and try some of these tricks out. Most of them rely on hand speed and strength, but a lot of the others are pure misdirection." She grinned easily. "All of you are very talented people, let's see what happens when magic isn't at play."
Alysha waited for everyone to come in, if not take a seat, before she started talking. "Good to see you all survived the weekend yet again," she said, a tiny smile on her face. "We've been talking a lot about magic, about inborn talents and how you use them. Today, we're talking about something that's purely learned." She gestured to the table.
"Some people would argue that magic tricks are completely unethical. They're all fakes in a way after all, and often times magicians are attempting to solicit donations or sell tickets, earning money from their tricks. So is that ethical? Does your perception change if the people playing the money know in some way that the tricks are faked?"
She raised an eyebrow, glancing over the class to make sure people were following. "And while you're thinking about it and discussing it, go ahead and try some of these tricks out. Most of them rely on hand speed and strength, but a lot of the others are pure misdirection." She grinned easily. "All of you are very talented people, let's see what happens when magic isn't at play."