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<blockquote data-quote="Hand of Vecna" data-source="post: 3298405" data-attributes="member: 755">Dr. Archeville regards Zenshi with a smirk, &quot;Indeed, ze famed British author Sir Arthur C. Clarke did indeed say 'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from Magic.'&nbsp; But it's in knowing how they work that is the difference.&nbsp; Of the few mages I've encountered in mein adventures, none of them truly knew how they did what they did, they merely repeated the phrases and gestures they'd been taught, and none seemed interested in finding out how their powers worked, only in gaining more power, or in preventing others from gaining what true understanding there was that could be gleaned.&nbsp; It is hubris in ze extreme, and while scientists und technologists are certainly no stranger to that particular foible, it has been mein experience that it is far more common in charm-casters, spell-slingers and wand-wavers.&quot;Archeville was about to continue his tirade, but thankfully his attention was diverted by the announcement over the intercom.&nbsp; &quot;Ah, it seems we may have to pick up this discussion another time -- to action!&quot;&nbsp; With that, he jetted off down the hallways.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hand of Vecna, post: 3298405, member: 755"] Dr. Archeville regards Zenshi with a smirk, [color=blue]"Indeed, ze famed British author Sir Arthur C. Clarke did indeed say 'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from Magic.' But it's in knowing how they work that is the difference. Of the few mages I've encountered in mein adventures, none of them truly knew [i]how[/i] they did what they did, they merely repeated the phrases and gestures they'd been taught, and none seemed interested in finding out how their powers worked, only in gaining more power, or in preventing others from gaining what true understanding there was that could be gleaned. It is hubris in ze extreme, and while scientists und technologists are certainly no stranger to that particular foible, it has been mein experience that it is far more common in charm-casters, spell-slingers and wand-wavers."[/color] Archeville was about to continue his tirade, but thankfully his attention was diverted by the announcement over the intercom. [color=blue]"Ah, it seems we may have to pick up this discussion another time -- to action!"[/color] With that, he jetted off down the hallways. [/QUOTE]

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