"Again, another childhood fantasy ruined by the scientist. I would much prefer to belive in the magical side of these accomplishments."
Watching films like "Terminator II", "Jurassic Park", "Lord of the Rings", "King Kong" and more recently "Tron Legacy", the fact that the amazing visuals in such were as a result of CGI didn't spoil my enjoyment of such. I like to know as much as possible about a film's production - especially the effects - and even the storyline in advance (reading magazines, researching on websites etc; IMDB.com is your friend. In fact, I can enjoy a film all the more because I know so much about it beforehand.
So how things are done in martial arts are explained scientifically is a bad thing... how?
I like mysteries being solved. And if the inexorable march of science results in the destruction of superstitious religious 'belief', as more & more gaps being filled means a nebulous and nonexistent 'God' becoming less & less relevant in people's lives, so be it.
One of the earliest gaps filled was when the first church put up a lightning conductor (when the phenomenon was explained scientifically, and not the 'wrath' of a nonexistent 'God'). It is inevitable.
Deal with it.
Although Penn & Teller have been reviled by members of the Magic Circle, for their revealing of how 'magic'/illusions are performed, ironically, the 'God' of the Magic Circle Harry Houdini, made no secret of how he performed his 'magic' tricks & illusions (he told people of how he could dislocate many of his joints at will, making his escapological stunts easier. And that he kept a store of various keys in his stomach, any of which he could regurgitate at will). He even published books on how 'magic' tricks were done.
PROTIP: Bruce Lee, the inventor of the flowing & adaptive martial art Jeet Kune Do (seen as the evolution & natural combination of various Chinese fighting forms, including Kung Fu), was an Atheist.
What's wrong with knowing everything?
