Magical vs Technological

Since technology is now at a level where some of what it does can be considered almost as magic, the world has largely split into two schools of thought, known as "The Magical" and "The Technological".

The Magical school is sceptical of advancements in technology and is generally more traditionalist. They support the use of Thaumaturgy and most members of the Magical school are Thaumaturges themselves.The Magical school argues that Human advancement should come from within Humans themselves, from the natural power of Thaumaturgy, rather than from steel and circuits. The Magical school is also religious, seeing Thaumaturgy as a gift from whatever divine power they believe in that is not to be wasted.

The Technological School is cautious of Thaumaturgy and is generally more progressive. They see Thaumaturgy as a potentially dangerous weapon, open to abuse from irrational judgement that computers cannot make, and therefore want it to be suppressed in favour of technological advancement. The Technological school argues that Human advancement can be accelerated through technological and scientific progression. The Technological School is generally agnostic and atheist.

The Magical vs Technological argument largely mirrors the Romanticist vs Enlightenment argument, with the Magical school having many Romanticist values and the Technological school having many Enlightenment values.