The God Language

[J Arrizza]

On Tue, Jan 3, 2012 at 2:36 AM, maarten van damme
<maartenvd1994 at gmail.com>wrote:

> there is no destruction/creation going on, energy is constant at all times
> in a closed system. That's how I thought about it :)
> If it's constant anyway he wouldn't have to bother with a gc, would he?
>
I see. Something like "Matter is neither created nor destroyed...".

But similarly memory is neither created nor destroyed. Unless of course
you're talking about a  god language that can create hardware at run-time:

// make sure the power supply can handle the extra memory
this.PowerSupply.currentCurrent()++;

// ... don't forget extra bypass capacitance
// and check the wiring just in case.
Capacitor mycap =  new Capacitor(0.47uF);
this.PowerSupply.BypassCap.Add(mycap);
assert(this.PowerSupply.PositiveRail..capacity > 2.1A);
assert(this.PowerSupply.NegativeRail..capacity > 2.1A);


// finally! Add the extra storage we need
this.SDRAM.extend(1GB);


>I meant he can invent a task he will never be able to solve. ;)
> this seems rather strange doesn't it?
> If something is able to do everything, he should be able to invent
> something he is not able to do. if he invented something he is not able to
> do, he can't do everything.
> One could therefore assume it is not possible to be able to do everything
> :D
>

Can an omnipotent being bypass logical syllogisms? Don't forget: *ALL*
powerful means not just the physical stuff.

If so, then your argument doesn't hold... or it does.  More precisely, it
holds and doesn't hold at the same time, until you open the box and
Schrodinger's  cat jumps out. Or doesn't.

John
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