# How would this epiphany affect life on Earth?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 11, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-epiphany-affect-life-on-earth/599273 "2011-10-11T07:52:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-epiphany-affect-life-on-earth/599273/41 "2011-10-16T02:01:56Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> Advanced science is indistinguishable from magic.

Indistinguishable, but far more likely. If you’re going to bet on one of the two, you’re safer to bet on advanced engineering than candles and pentagrams.

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**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-epiphany-affect-life-on-earth/599273/42 "2011-10-16T16:12:45Z")

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> [@Sage\_Rat](#):
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> Indistinguishable, but far more likely. If you’re going to bet on one of the two, you’re safer to bet on advanced engineering than candles and pentagrams.

I always thought it was penta **gons**. What have I been doing all this time? :eek:

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-epiphany-affect-life-on-earth/599273/43 "2011-10-16T16:57:28Z")

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> [@Love\_Rhombus](#):
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> I always thought it was penta **gons**. What have I been doing all this time? :eek:

Geometry.

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**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-epiphany-affect-life-on-earth/599273/44 "2011-10-16T21:47:38Z")

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> [@Love\_Rhombus](#):
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> I always thought it was penta **gons**. What have I been doing all this time? :eek:

Summoning generals. Oh, and admirals.

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**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-this-epiphany-affect-life-on-earth/599273/45 "2011-10-17T23:38:37Z")

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For one thing, the Ice Capades will be a lot more fun to watch what with the witch orgies and the ceremonial cannoning of the babies

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