Clarke's Law: Difference between revisions

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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)

The Doctor reminded Ace of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is also true". (DW: Battlefield).

The Captain paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had posessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic" (DW: The Pirate Planet).

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.

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-Actually, the third of three dictums, '''Clarke's Law''' states that:
+'''Clarke's Law''' states that:
 ::''Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.''
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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]]'')
-==Direct reference==
+[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] reminded [[Ace]] of Clarke's Law and stated that "the reverse is also true". ([[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]]'').
+[[The Captain (Pirate Planet)|The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had posessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic" ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'').
-==Indirect reference==
+==Note==
-[[The Captain (Pirate Planet)|The Captain]] said his now-wrecked craft had posessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic" ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'').
+This principle often gets quoted as a singular statement. In fact, [[Wikipediainfo|Arthur C. Clarke]] made it the third of three laws concerning predicting the future.
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