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{{Quote|Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.|Clarke's Law|Battlefield}} | {{Quote|Any sufficiently advanced form of technology is indistinguishable from magic.|Clarke's Law|Battlefield}} | ||
The [[Seventh 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. ([[ | The [[Seventh 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield]]'') | ||
[[The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." ([[ | [[The Captain]] paraphrased this by describing now-wrecked craft had possessed technologies "indistinguishable from magic." ([[TV]]: ''[[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. ([[ | 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[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. ([[ | 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. ([[TV]]: ''[[Immortal Sins]]'') | ||
''In the real world, this is actually Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law.'' | ''In the real world, this is actually Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law.'' | ||
