Quotation by

Arthur C. Clarke

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

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When technology reaches a level of complexity and capability far beyond what people understand, it can seem like something supernatural or magical to them. This means that what looks like magic is actually just science and engineering that is unfamiliar or too advanced for the observer.

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