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::''Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.'' | ::''Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.'' | ||
To use but one example, the [[Sycorax]] thought of [[blood control]] as form of sorcery | To use but one example, the [[Sycorax]] thought of [[blood control]] as form of sorcery as it gave them power over others, they accused [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] of [[witchcraft]] when he gre another hand. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] reminded [[Ace]] of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is true", as was the case of the [[Thirteen Worlds]], a parallel universe where technology formed alongside magic. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] reminded [[Ace]] of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is true", as was the case of the [[Thirteen Worlds]], a parallel universe where technology formed alongside magic. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') | ||
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[[The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | [[The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
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This principle often gets quoted as a singular statement. In fact, [[Wikipedia:Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] made it the third of three laws concerning predicting the future. | This principle often gets quoted as a singular statement. In fact, [[Wikipedia:Arthur C. Clarke|Arthur C. Clarke]] made it the third of three laws concerning predicting the future. | ||
Revision as of 15:28, 8 October 2010
Clarke's Law states that:
- Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.
To use but one example, the Sycorax thought of blood control as form of sorcery as it gave them power over others, they accused the Doctor of witchcraft when he gre another hand. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
The Doctor reminded Ace of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is true", as was the case of the Thirteen Worlds, a parallel universe where technology formed alongside magic. (DW: Battlefield)
The Captain paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." (DW: The Pirate Planet)
Notes
This principle often gets quoted as a singular statement. In fact, Arthur C. Clarke made it the third of three laws concerning predicting the future.
