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what is the truth (slrpnk.net)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Arthur C Clarke would like a word.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I have never heard of him before. I recognize my comment isn't unique, except in perhaps phrasing. Has Clarke said something within the same vein?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke's_three_laws

The third law is "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

I merely meant that the beauty of mathematics and natural science was a form of magic.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yeah, with the people who keep misusing his quotes

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Go on?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 week ago

No, read more Clarke