British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as Clarke’s three laws, of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited:
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
Tesla Roadster 181 Premium Member over 6 years ago
It’s the third of Arthur C. Clarke’s three laws:Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
3cranes over 6 years ago
Next line under Clarke’s third Law- a. It is not magic; b. It never was magic.
AlanM over 6 years ago
You made me look them up.
British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as Clarke’s three laws, of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited:
When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 6 years ago
Unless you’re educated enough to understand the science behind the technology.
1MadHat Premium Member over 6 years ago
The magical, unexplained stuff of today is the technology of tomorrow. Until then, it’s just unexplained.
RAGs over 6 years ago
It has been said the we are know more and more about less and less. I assume that this means that we will soon know everything about nothing.