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friendship is magic what you say

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#1 Blue

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:49 PM

We all know Friendship is Magic.

Oddly enough, that's never said in-show.

There's been title drops here and there, and ample mentions of both magic, and friendship.But they've never actually stated that "Friendship is Magic". It's only ever been said "The Magic of Friendship", and that Magic is an Element of Harmony. Curious, isn't it?
Is the title itself actually some kind of thesis statement that you're supposed to assume before knowing the first thing about what the show's like? Is magic not actually friendship? Is friendship not actually magic? HAVE WE ALL BEEN LIVING LIES?

My realization has destroyed my headcanon forever :blink:

Edited by Blue, 03 July 2012 - 01:49 PM.


#2 Unlimitedcha

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:51 PM

Magic of Friendship.... Friendship is Magic

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#3 Filly Pinkie Pie

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:55 PM

You're right...
The ponies probably don't know the show title.

#4 Pinkie_D_Pie

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:55 PM

What is this magic you have performed.
The show is a lie....

#5 Filly Pinkie Pie

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:56 PM

What is this magic you have performed.
The show is a lie....

Yes. Yes, it is.

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:57 PM

Friendship never was magic. It was always actually cooperation. in testing. for science. in Portal 2.
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#7 SonOfTheNorthe

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:58 PM

"Magic of Friendship"
"Bread of Italy"

Friendship Magic
Italian Bread

So, I guess Friendship is a sub-type of magic?

#8 Dr.RedundantPh.D

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:58 PM

It makes more sense when you understand the magic of friendship.


#9 Tupin86

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 01:59 PM

Someone came up with a bunch of mathematical "equations" where they "determined" that friendship doesn't equal magic, but they have a direct relationship.

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:00 PM

If there is a Magic of Friendship, the only logic suposition that we can assume is that: Friendship is Magic.

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:07 PM

"...and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart"
"She must continue to study the magic of friendship, from her new home in Ponyville" -Princess Celestia S1 Ep2

Edited by Lady Rarity Pony, 03 July 2012 - 02:07 PM.


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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:08 PM

"...and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart"
"She must continue to study the magic of friendship, from her new home in Ponyville" -Princess Celestia S1 Ep2


Aw.

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:15 PM

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I realize this is all tongue-in-cheek, so...

Absence of evidence does not constitute evidence of absence. Likewise, ignoring the subtitle of the entire series deliberately excludes evidence vital to assessing the thesis of "Friendship isn't Magic" and therefore diminishes its validity.

Consider, if you will, that nopony explicitly claims Princess Celestia is an alicorn in the show itself. That doesn't mean she isn't one. What's more, we know through such authoritative sources as Sabrina Alberghetti that the production staff refers to her and Luna as alicorns. As those who make the show, they bear the official authority of indisputable canon.

All the more so in the case of "Friendship is Magic".

We know that this subtitle was bestowed upon the series by none other than than the Creator Herself, God-Empress Lauren, Ultimate Best Pony. It would be no less than a sin to suggest the Goddess and Mother of All Ponies did not speak sooth when naming the show.

Ergo, forthwith, heretofore and in accordance with the established legal doctrines of ipse dixit, ipso facto and presto change-o, we can confidently assert that Friendship is indeed Magic, stands as such under Equestrian law, and that declaring otherwise violates said law.

Therefore I so move, as the law clearly demands, that the heretic Blue be banished from Equestria, and thrown in a dungeon in the place he is banished to. :P

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:20 PM

"...and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart"
"She must continue to study the magic of friendship, from her new home in Ponyville" -Princess Celestia S1 Ep2

Almost forgot that. Proof that friendship is magic.

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:25 PM

A square is a rectangle. A rectangle is not a square. 2 + 2 = 5. Up is down. FRIENDSHIP IS NOT MAGIC. ALL HAIL DISCORD DTHGBKDTBGLDSTRBH

.../cough

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:30 PM

"...and I knew it was you who had the magic inside to defeat her, but you could not unleash it until you let true friendship into your heart" "She must continue to study the magic of friendship, from her new home in Ponyville" -Princess Celestia S1 Ep2

Aw.

Blue,
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Haha seriously though, they have never said the sentence "Friendship is magic" and that's weird..

#17 Blue

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:34 PM

Absence of evidence does not constitute evidence of absence.

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Therefore I so move, as the law clearly demands, that the heretic Blue be banished from Equestria, and thrown in a dungeon in the place he is banished to. :P


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Edited by Blue, 03 July 2012 - 02:35 PM.


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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:35 PM

The Magic Of Rhetoric

Almost forgot that. Proof that friendship is magic.


At the risk being banished and thrown in a dungeon myself, I do think it's only fair to point out that the phrase "Magic of Friendship" doesn't necessarily prove "Friendship is Magic".

Consider, for example, the phrase "Magic of Disney". It is often used to refer to the effect classic Disney cartoons have on audiences. Yet it would not necessarily follow that "Disney is Magic". It's a huge multibillion-dollar corporate conglomerate that may be able to work magic, but not magic itself.

Moving on to the pony world, we can refer to the "Magic of Twilight", since she is a unicorn with powerful magical abilities. But does that mean "Twilight is Magic"?

She does represent the spirit of Magic, but that doesn't mean she is Magic any more than Applejack is Honesty or Rarity is Generosity.

So while I do maintain that Friendship is Magic (in the show, at least) because Lauren Faust said so (e.g., ipse dixit), I don't believe the expression "Magic of Friendship" itself proves that "Friendship is Magic".

Now if you'll excuse me, I think I'll take precautions in case somepony tries to banish me for saying that and I end up sharing a cell with Blue.

I'm considering the Chewbacca Defense...

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:35 PM

Magic Johnson's Wikipedia article has the word "friendship" in the third paragraph. That outta count for something.

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Posted 03 July 2012 - 02:36 PM

I'm considering the Chewbacca Defense...

Get in a fight with the bailiff?





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