>Bernard:
Having just finished Tipler, he didn't say that. With infinite computation
available, ALL possible past universes and ALL of their states are
simulated. No past information is needed. A very GENERAL form of
resurrection. (IMHO rather meaningless...)
> Tipler speculates on the ultimate in Peering Into the Past Technology in
>Omega Point. He assumes a universewide intelligence in a collapsing
>universe. He contends that being could gather enough information from the
>past to resurrect (simulate) us all. Personally, I would want a rather more
>direct connection with my Future Self than a hi-res simulation.
O--------------------------------O | Hara Ra <harara@shamanics.com> | | Box 8334 Santa Cruz, CA 95061 | | | | Man, Debug Thyself | | - Graffiti at People's | | Computer Company - 1976 | O--------------------------------O