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From: nfp5e@faraday.clas.Virginia.EDU (Nathan Piazza)
Subject: Re: If God exists, what created God?
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brynta@expert.cc.purdue.edu  writes:
 


> 	However even with this objection in place his point is still
> valid.  It is clear that some technology invented by mankind can 
> outperform humans that are fit for the exact same task.  I'll bet the 
> microprocessor can beat all humans at math. Whats (856798*3 - 38456*7)
> in less than a thousandth of a second?  I wouldn't be too suprized if
> in a few decades that a combination of robotics and artificial 
> intelligence, with of course an H-bomb strapped to his back, couldn't 
> be put together to form beings that are superior to humans in every
> way... This is just speculation but it all may be an innevitable
> next step in evolution...
> 

--The only problem is that a combination of robotics and
artificial intelligence with an H-bomb strapped to his back
still cannot invent new systems outside the parameters of the
logical systems his human programmer gave him.  Goedel's theorem
implies that logical systems gives rise to true statements
outside themselves but which are not part of said system.  In other
words, no logical system can describe objective reality (i.e.
create).  Human beings defy this theorem, implying that
humanity is more than just a logical system.  For more info.,
consult a physics text on Goedel.
