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[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Any sufficiently advanced technology would appear as magic to the primitive. This is a theme repeated frequently in the show.

The life forms you mentioned are simply more advanced than humanity can comprehend, they are not magical.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

The Q are pretty fucking magical, to be honest. DeLancie's Q even suggests that all of their powers come from the mind, not from technology.