From: Michael Lorrey (retroman@tpk.net)
Date: Thu Dec 26 1996 - 20:10:57 MST
Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote:
>
> > What kind of space do gods exist in? -- I am not referring to "space"
> > in the ordinary sense of the word, i.e. three-dimensional space. In
> > mathematics, we have vector spaces, topological spaces, and so forth.
> > Graphics designers speak of "color space." That's the kind of space
> > I'm talking about. Do gods exist in some kind of deity space?
Or the reverse, a doggity space. Since we know that doggity space
exists, as any dog owner will tell you, does that commute to prove the
existence of its opposite, godspace?
>
> That was a very interesting post; it didn't make any sense at all.
> There are mathematical spaces, derived from mathematics. There are
> color spaces of hue, saturation, and intensity, derived from cognitive
> science. There are space-times, derived from physics. Physics, math,
> cognitive science - which of these is your "deity space" derived from?
> >From your post, I'm guessing cognitive science.
>
> Well, by the power vested in me by being "Mr. Singularity", I pronounce
> your "deity space" null and void. I have no reason whatsoever to
> believe that a Power would fit in whatever cognitive space controls our
> perception of really powerful beings. As far as I can tell, the epitome
> of your average "deity space" is a human at the top of the pecking
> order, someone who does whatever the imaginer would do if granted
> unlimited power.
yeah, you'll believe that until you slip on doggity space excrement and
fall on your butt..
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