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submitted 8 months ago by promitheas@iusearchlinux.fyi to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 63 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

Clarke or Azimov, can't remember which titan of SF said it.

[–] Ulvain@sh.itjust.works 30 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It was Clarke - Azimov had other highly relevant quotes though, particularly the one on anti-intellectualism...

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Really? I was sure that was emperor Cleon the somethingth...

Open to correction, however

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Nope. It was Clarke.

Foundation turned science to religion which is essentially using Clarke's laws but drawn to it's extreme.

Essentially faith + magic = miracle ≈ science + religion

[–] flambonkscious@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago

Nice - thanks for chipping in!

[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It's Clarke's Third Law.

[–] pyrflie@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

I got curious and looked them up.

When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

[–] rgb3x3@beehaw.org 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that was Abraham Lincoln

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 8 points 8 months ago

The vampire hunter?

Neat!