> [!note] [Clark's three laws](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws) #adage > > 1. 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. > 2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. > 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Out of these, (3) and (1) are the most famous ones. # 1. Elder scientist clause > [!TODO] # 3. The Magic Clause > [!TODO] Related: [[Schopenhauer's Three Truths]]