Christopher Piersol wrote:
> --- Samantha Atkins <samantha@objectent.com> wrote:
> > Christopher Piersol wrote:
> > >
> > > There is a difference between a posthuman running
> > a
> > > simulation and theology. God is omnipotent, all
> > > knowing, etc while a posthuman is not.
> > >
> >
> > A posthuman or SI that constantly continuously grows
> > would eventually
> > know everything in this universe that is possible to
> > know. If it
> > managed
> > to transcend space/time it would be effectively
> > omnipresent. Having all
> > knowledge, time and materials at hand it would
> > effectively be
> > omnipotent. What is missing here?
> >
> > - samantha
>
> EFFECTIVELY is not equivalent to the same as. What is
> an "almost" God? It's like saying a google is
> effectively infinity.
A logical argument, but then what is an "actual" God?
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