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minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up63·1 year ago Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Clarke or Azimov, can’t remember which titan of SF said it.
minus-squareUlvainlinkfedilinkarrow-up32·1 year agoIt was Clarke - Azimov had other highly relevant quotes though, particularly the one on anti-intellectualism…
minus-squareflambonksciouslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoReally? I was sure that was emperor Cleon the somethingth… Open to correction, however
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoNope. 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
Clarke or Azimov, can’t remember which titan of SF said it.
It was Clarke - Azimov had other highly relevant quotes though, particularly the one on anti-intellectualism…
Really? I was sure that was emperor Cleon the somethingth…
Open to correction, however
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
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