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[-] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 2 points 10 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 4 points 14 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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