"Common sense 500 years ago was that the world was flat," Eliot counters, then pauses.

"Or it was on my world, maybe yours actually is flat. Besides, how do you actually know wars aren't being waged, or people healed or resurrected? There are a few magicians who manipulate world politics for fun, start wars as a way of keeping score. It's a frankly shitty thing to do with our power, but it happens."