Alicorn comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 4 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alicorn 27 June 2010 06:53:32PM *  5 points [-]

Wait... a being which, while possibly not omni-anything, is likely very powerful, offers to provide her any evidence she likes, and she considers and rejects the "healing the sick" and "resurrecting the dead" plans?

Comment author: Blueberry 27 June 2010 08:30:32PM 1 point [-]

Not to mention a solution to the P=NP problem (or the Riemann Hypothesis)?

Comment author: wedrifid 30 June 2010 05:31:52PM 0 points [-]

A super-powerful agent who is desperate to prove itself to her! That's the perfect opportunity! Unless she messes up the requested 'proof' she has can become a demi-god, just below the Omega (until Omega cracks it with her).

  • "If you are Omnipotent please prove it by giving me a pet genie."
  • "Genie, I want you to create an FAI that has my CEV."
  • "Genie, please do whatever my FAI tells you to."

That should result in an exponentially growing multiverse of universes, with each universe self-replicating on a sub-nano-second time frame while simultaniously expanding in size and neg-entropy, all arranged for maximum Fun. Still not proof of Omnipotence but hey, it'll do.

Comment author: Alexandros 30 June 2010 05:05:37PM 0 points [-]

That's a good point. Any ideas on how to mend the hole?

Comment author: whpearson 30 June 2010 05:19:21PM *  0 points [-]

Have Omega offer to provide the proof but then will ask for an answer to the question of whether he is actually omni*. If the answer is incorrect he will destroy the world, if correct he will let the world continue with whatever changes were made by the "wish". There is also the choice not to play.

You would have to make him non omni benevolent though.