Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for July 06, 2011
July 05, 2011
July 07, 2011
Transcript:
Danae: I think the post office lost my invitation from the Pentagon for their "Star Trek" contest. Jeffrey: No doubt. Danae: So I'm gonna get started on it anyway... what do I need to know? Jeffrey: Well, the nearest star past the sun is 25 trillion miles away, so how can we get there? Danae: OK... how detailed does the idea need to be? Jeffrey: More than just saying, "by magic." Danae: Dang.
And any science that is distiguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
On the other hand, any sufficiently understood magic is indistinguishable from science.