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[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

“Anything sufficiently advanced technology can be mistaken as magic.” -Isaac Asimov (paraphrased, not precise quote)

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[–] Malgas@beehaw.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

Isaac Asimov

*Arthur C. Clarke.

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[–] mcv@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

Of course that also means that any technology that's distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.

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