Uh, I guess, like... we didn't know if it'd even work or if it'd kill us or if we'd ever be able to get home so they wanted to minimize risks.

[Losing a crew of seven wouldn't have been too much of a tragedy. Losing like, the starship enterprise would've been a different story.]

Magic is natural as anything else, and nature has a whole lot of shit we couldn't even begin to comprehend. Just cause something is real fucking weird doesn't mean it isn't natural.