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Re:Alien life could be so advanced it becomes indistinguisha... by pwg on Sunday November 20, 2016 @10:42AM (#12999350)
> Godlike power is a function of technology and what the universe allows.

Your comment reminded me of Author C. Clarke's third law:

3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke's_three_laws

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Re:Alien life could be so advanced it becomes indistinguisha... by Declanomous on Sunday November 20, 2016 @11:21AM (#12999549)
If you read the article, you'd notice that this reference is made in one of the first few sentences.
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