Imagie: octobre 2011

vendredi 28 octobre 2011

Vincent C.

À l'émission Bar Ouvert, Télé-Québec, animé par Christian Bégin. Il retrouve la bague d'un spectateur dans le ventre de l'animateur.

" Howerver, Erdnase has more to offer than mere information. For it is one thing to be informed, but quite another thing to understand and be enlightened by knowing what the author means and why he says it.

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There is an important difference that has always been there when reading a book, but which gains an extra dimension in an age were we are inundated by facts to the detriment of understanding. Today's media are designed to give us the illusion of understanding [...] The fact that it is enjoyed when read and/or viewed is often mistaken for comprehension, whereas in reality it is mere entertainment disguised as education and gives the impression that thinking is unnecessary.

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Second, if the reader studies the book for the sake of increased understanding, rather than just for information or entertainment, the insight will follow almost automatically.

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Not only should the author be superior to you, the reader, but the text must make demands on you in the sense that it must seem beyond your capacity. If it doesn't, it won't teach you much, but if you manage to overcome the difficulties by understanding what the author means you will have learned more about yourself and about life. Reading a great book like Erdnase will make you think more clearly about magic, because its author (or authors?) thought and wrote more clearly than most others before or since.

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Confucius said: "If you see a worthy man imitate him,

if you see an unworthy man look at yourself."

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The ability to know when to do a particular trick, but above all when not do do it, is just one of the characteristics of the professional. "

Source: Genii, November 2011

How to read Erdnase (or any good magic books)

Roberto Giobbi