Thursday, May 27, 2004

 

Cargo Cult

I'm just fascinated by this illustration of misunderstanding of cause and effect. In case you aren't familiar with it, there was a military base on an island in the Pacific. Planes would arrive carrying supplies which would be shared with the primitive locals. Eventually, the base was closed and the planes stopped. Missing their nice food, etc. the locals began to attempt to summon the planes by mimicking the outfits, implements and actions of the ground crew!

Kind of fits Arthur C. Clarkes assertion about advanced technology and magic too.

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