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.
Clarke or Azimov, can’t remember which titan of SF said it.
It was Clarke - Azimov had other highly relevant quotes though, particularly the one on anti-intellectualism…
Really? I was sure that was emperor Cleon the somethingth…
Open to correction, however
Nope. It was Clarke.
Foundation turned science to religion which is essentially using Clarke’s laws but drawn to it’s extreme.
Essentially faith + magic = miracle ≈ science + religion
It’s Clarke’s Third Law.
I got curious and looked them up.
Pretty sure that was Abraham Lincoln
The vampire hunter?
Neat!