17th April 2005, 10:41 PM
Alright, I looked it up myself. Turns out this Clarke is actually Arthur C Clarke. Well, no wonder you were hesitant to tell me who it was or the proofs, he's a science fiction author and these are his odd views on reality! The other 2 laws, which are basically to the effect of saying "everything is possible" more or less fly in the face of science, which very often lists what is and is not possible. He seems to like it when a scientist says something can happen, but seems to be fundamentally opposed to anyone saying that something can't happen. More than that, he offers no real evidence of any of it. They are just his personal views on the world, as a sci-fi author.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)