--- 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.
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