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To use but one example, the [[Sycorax]] thought of [[blood control]] as form of sorcery and [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] as a user of [[witchcraft]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | To use but one example, the [[Sycorax]] thought of [[blood control]] as form of sorcery and [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]] as a user of [[witchcraft]]. ([[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]]'') | ||
[[ | [[The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 19:34, 29 July 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 and the Doctor as a user of witchcraft. (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)
Note
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.
