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[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] reminded [[Ace]] of Clarke's Law. ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''). | [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] reminded [[Ace]] of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is also true". ([[DW]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''). | ||
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Revision as of 05:12, 17 January 2007
Actually, the third of three dictums, Clarke's Law states that:
- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
To use but one example, the Sycorax thought of blood control as form of sorcery and the Doctor as a user of witchcraft. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
Direct reference
The Doctor reminded Ace of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is also true". (DW: Battlefield).
Indirect reference
The Captain said his now-wrecked craft had posessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic" (DW: The Pirate Planet).
