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This reminds me of an oft referenced quote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.[0] What may not be immediately obvious f
by AdieuToLogic 7y ago
This reminds me of an oft referenced quote:
Any sufficiently advanced technology
is indistinguishable from magic.[0]
What may not be immediately obvious from the wisdom bespoken by Arthur C. Clarke is that given enough technology, all of us will eventually find a point where we believe magic truly exists.
0 - https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/arthur_c_clarke_101182 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/arthur_c_clarke_101182
- spc476 7y agoI'll see that, and raise you a quote: "Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and is just a natural part of the way the world works. Anything that’s invented between when you’re fifteen and thirty- five is new and exciting and revolutionary and you can probably get a career in it. Anything invented after you’re thirty-five is against the natural order of things." --Douglas Adams
- AdieuToLogic 7y agoI see your Douglas Adams quote and raise you an Albert Einstein quote: Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.[0] :-D 0 - https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/albert_einstein_125365 https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/albert_einstein_125365
- AdieuToLogic 7y agoBased on how this comment is resonating with HN, little did I know suggesting fallibility would result in such disdain. No matter.