past us, young math whiz and grumpy atheist: computers aren't magic, they're perfectly mechanical and predictable in their operation

present us, young-ish TTRPG developers and grumpy atheists: okay, but if this world were a /fictional/ setting, computers would /definitely/ count as magic bullshit, so I don't think we have a leg to stand on pretending they're not

(this thought brought to you by the feeling that unfathomable power is within our grasp if only we reach out and learn SQL)

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@packbat computers are absolutely magic, perfectly predictable sure but they're just crystals that we've taught to think
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@Felthry yeah - as much as I'd like to argue, the facts are pretty clear-cut

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