(From Langa List, April 2, 2002, enjoyed them, though some here would too)

An article on biological complexity in the most recent Science (295 Science 1664, 1 March 2002) quotes Arthur C. Clark's dictum that "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." For some reason I decided to Google the quote and found this at
http://www.infowar.com/humor/humor_122397c.html-ssi

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable
from magic."
-- Arthur C. Clark

And then there's the other view:

Any sufficiently low technology is indistinguishable from hard work.

Any sufficiently advanced bureaucracy is indistinguishable from molasses.

Any sufficiently advanced card game is indistinguishable from magic.

Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from a rigged demo.

Any sufficiently complicated technology is indistinguishable from bad karma.

Any sufficiently high technology is indistinguishable from doubletalk.