More on the Omega Point....
The Omega Point is (also) Frank Tipler's term for what he maintains is the ultimate fate of the universe required by the laws of physics. Tipler has summarized his theory as follows:
* The universe has finite spatial size and the topology of a three-sphere;
* There are no event horizons, implying the future c-boundary is a point, called the Omega Point;
* Sentient life must eventually engulf the entire universe and control it;
* The amount of information processed between now and the Omega Point is infinite;
* The amount of information stored in the universe asymptotically goes to infinity as the Omega Point is approached.[1]
According to Tipler's Omega Point Theory, as the universe comes to an end in a specific kind of Big Crunch, the computational capacity of the universe will be accelerating exponentially faster than time runs out. In principle, a simulation run on this universal computer can thus continue forever in its own terms, even though the universal computer is embedded in a universe that will last only a finite time. The Omega Point Theory requires that the universe eventually contract, and that there be intelligent civilizations in existence at the appropriate time to exploit the computational capacity of such an environment.
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Call me crazy, this thing sounds like the island....
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Tipler identifies the final singularity of this asymptotically infinite information capacity with God. According to Tipler and David Deutsch, an implication of this theory is that this ultimate cosmic computer will be able to resurrect (via emulation) everyone who has ever lived, by simulating all possible quantum brain states within the master simulation. This will manifest itself as a simulated reality. From the perspective of its simulated inhabitants, the Omega Point is an infinite-duration afterlife, which could take any imaginable form due to its virtual nature.
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doesn't this thing sounds like the island ?!?!?
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Tipler's Omega Point Theory is predicated on an eventual Big Crunch, a scenario believed unlikely by some because of certain recent astronomical observations implying that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
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this is the part where i get lost.... so lets stop right here.
in essence, this is an end of the world thing -- it harkens back to the Valenzetti Equation.
what then becomes of the island if it is indeed independent of the earth? are the specimens of our race collected on this island to see if they can overcome their obstacles to find their personal sense of grace?
or is this some giant godly game of chess or backgammon as it were?
people have been after a more scientific approach to explain what's going on here -- i think this Omega Point theory is the closest thing I've seen to the laws of physics explaining what we're seeing on the island:
evolution
computers
reincarnation
infinite knowledge
time shifting
etc...
The Omega Point is (also) Frank Tipler's term for what he maintains is the ultimate fate of the universe required by the laws of physics. Tipler has summarized his theory as follows:
* The universe has finite spatial size and the topology of a three-sphere;
* There are no event horizons, implying the future c-boundary is a point, called the Omega Point;
* Sentient life must eventually engulf the entire universe and control it;
* The amount of information processed between now and the Omega Point is infinite;
* The amount of information stored in the universe asymptotically goes to infinity as the Omega Point is approached.[1]
According to Tipler's Omega Point Theory, as the universe comes to an end in a specific kind of Big Crunch, the computational capacity of the universe will be accelerating exponentially faster than time runs out. In principle, a simulation run on this universal computer can thus continue forever in its own terms, even though the universal computer is embedded in a universe that will last only a finite time. The Omega Point Theory requires that the universe eventually contract, and that there be intelligent civilizations in existence at the appropriate time to exploit the computational capacity of such an environment.
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Call me crazy, this thing sounds like the island....
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Tipler identifies the final singularity of this asymptotically infinite information capacity with God. According to Tipler and David Deutsch, an implication of this theory is that this ultimate cosmic computer will be able to resurrect (via emulation) everyone who has ever lived, by simulating all possible quantum brain states within the master simulation. This will manifest itself as a simulated reality. From the perspective of its simulated inhabitants, the Omega Point is an infinite-duration afterlife, which could take any imaginable form due to its virtual nature.
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doesn't this thing sounds like the island ?!?!?
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Tipler's Omega Point Theory is predicated on an eventual Big Crunch, a scenario believed unlikely by some because of certain recent astronomical observations implying that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.
/////////////////////
this is the part where i get lost.... so lets stop right here.
in essence, this is an end of the world thing -- it harkens back to the Valenzetti Equation.
what then becomes of the island if it is indeed independent of the earth? are the specimens of our race collected on this island to see if they can overcome their obstacles to find their personal sense of grace?
or is this some giant godly game of chess or backgammon as it were?
people have been after a more scientific approach to explain what's going on here -- i think this Omega Point theory is the closest thing I've seen to the laws of physics explaining what we're seeing on the island:
evolution
computers
reincarnation
infinite knowledge
time shifting
etc...
