These people already cling to fringe beliefs because they feel marginalized by society. Bullying them on national television is not going to make them any more likely to change their beliefs. It’s only going to make them double and triple down.
Iirc the rules were prove magic is real as described. Ie. Prove the rules of divination as written in their belief system. Of course it’s a scientific approach, and it would make the unexplained explained, conventionally that means it “stops being magic” but all they had to do was prove their beliefs aren’t bullshit.
Then they don’t get the money. I think the concept is pretty simple.
These people already cling to fringe beliefs because they feel marginalized by society. Bullying them on national television is not going to make them any more likely to change their beliefs. It’s only going to make them double and triple down.
If you can explain how magic works, it isn’t “real magic”. Sort of the paradox of magic as a concept.
If I can dangle a steel penny in the air with a couple of magnets, is that a miracle? Only if I don’t know how magnets works.
Iirc the rules were prove magic is real as described. Ie. Prove the rules of divination as written in their belief system. Of course it’s a scientific approach, and it would make the unexplained explained, conventionally that means it “stops being magic” but all they had to do was prove their beliefs aren’t bullshit.