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[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago

Reminiscent of the Arthur Clarke maxim that any technology, sufficiently advanced (in this case compared to that available in mid 20th century Polynesia) is indistinguishable from magic.

[-] synapse1278@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago

I've recently read Cows, Pigs, Wars, and Witches: The Riddles of Culture by Marvin Harris, that dedicates a chapter to this subject. It's a good read, I recommend.

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