Such independence is hard to obtain especially when it is assumed the State should control all aspects of the life of the Nation. The second thing a culture must do, however, is to free the explorations of science from the control of political ideology and governmental tyranny, both of which are less concerned with truth than they are with the power that science might provide them. A culture that wants to foster the authentic development of science must first invalidate and suppress the illusory promises of magic and astrology, which is a development the Western world owes in large part to the prohibitions of the Church.

So when people believe they can control nature, or the course of history, with magic or astrology, they don’t devote themselves to the rigors of science. Magic and astrology are attempts to bend the world to one’s will rather than disciplining oneself to its wisdom. One answer is an obsession with magic – magic and astrology. But there have been many civilizations in the world that have gone on for a thousand years without developing advanced science or technology. Martin, has the freedom as a writer of “fantasy” novels to create whatever world he wants. The obvious answer is that it is fiction, and the author, George R. Someone asked recently why the “civilization” portrayed in the popular video series Game of Thrones, which supposedly existed for thousands of years, developed very little science and technology.

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