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[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 8 points 1 month ago

"Wizard" and "Magus" are both terms that could be traced to just meaning "a wise person" or "a person with knowledge". Knowledge is power, and sufficient amount of power can be perceived as supernatural.

After all, any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.