Dual use of mathematics and magic

I am reading the fascinating book Secrets of the First School by Tendai Huchu (available on Amazon), and have found remarkable words  on p. 161:

“What separates dark magic from normal magic is the practitioner’s intent. A Promethean fire spell can be used to warm the home on a cold night, or it can be used for arson. It’s the same magic, but with a different use.”

Mathematics is a kind of magic. Their difference is in the scale. Promethean fire spells of mathematics  can  be highly beneficial to the entire humankind, but also can destroy human civilisation as we know it. Practitioners of mathematics are sometimes facing serious moral choices  – this is discussed in  my paper  The Tool/Weapon Duality of Mathematics   that just appeared online at https://scholarship.claremont.edu/jhm/vol16/iss1/24.

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