The discarded image problem emerged when reality became naturalized, revealing that some aspects of reality could not be reduced to natural sciences, leading magic to become a way of attempting to restore a unified understanding of reality
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Stephen MeyerEvidence Quote
“Once the discarded image problem emerges, which Lewis describes... once reality is naturalized, even very early on it became clear, that there were still aspects of reality that couldn't easily be reduced to the natural sciences. And so in a way, magic then becomes a way of trying to put Humpty Dumpty back together again.”
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The Magician’s Twin, with David Berlinski, Stephen Meyer, and James Orr | Uncommon Knowledge— Hoover InstitutionCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:45:57 AM
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