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::''Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.'' | ::''Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.'' | ||
[[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]]'') | [[The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
Although not referenced specifically, the [[Sycorax]] proved Clarke's Law, by thinking of [[blood control]] as form of sorcery, due to it giving them power over others. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | Although not referenced specifically, the [[Sycorax]] proved Clarke's Law, by thinking of [[blood control]] as form of sorcery, due to it giving them power over others. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
Revision as of 20:23, 23 August 2011
Clarke's Law stated that:
- Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.
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)
Although not referenced specifically, the Sycorax proved Clarke's Law, by thinking of blood control as form of sorcery, due to it giving them power over others. (DW: The Christmas Invasion)
When Angelo Colasanto believed Captain Jack Harkness' Vortex manipulator to be magic, Jack corrected him saying it was technology, although the two could be indistinguishable. (TW: Immortal Sins)
