You think we'll ever hit that point?

Absolutely. Although, this thread isn't supposed to be a discussion about Godhood, but the potential power of artificial intelligence.

Dwan Ev ceremoniously soldered the final connection with gold. The eyes of a dozen television cameras watched him and the subether bore throughout the universe a dozen pictures of what he was doing.

He straightened and nodded to Dwar Reyn, then moved to a position beside the switch that would complete the contact when he threw it. The switch that would connect, all at once, all of the monster computing machines of all the populated planets in the universe -- ninety-six billion planets -- into the supercircuit that would connect them all into one supercalculator, one cybernetics machine that would combine all the knowledge of all the galaxies.

Dwar Reyn spoke briefly to the watching and listening trillions. Then after a moment's silence he said, "Now, Dwar Ev."

Dwar Ev threw the switch. There was a mighty hum, the surge of power from ninety-six billion planets. Lights flashed and quieted along the miles-long panel.

Dwar Ev stepped back and drew a deep breath. "The honor of asking the first question is yours, Dwar Reyn."
"Thank you," said Dwar Reyn. "It shall be a question which no single cybernetics machine has been able to answer."

He turned to face the machine. "Is there a God?"

The mighty voice answered without hesitation, without the clicking of a single relay.

"Yes, now there is a God."

Sudden fear flashed on the face of Dwar Ev. He leaped to grab the switch.

A bolt of lightning from the cloudless sky struck him down and fused the switch shut.

Ashton.



<3 u meta

gtfo

OT:
- Chad
- Alex
- Mirron
- Zach
- Xavier
- Ethan
- William
- James

You can't have one of those names in England and not be a cunt. It can't be done.

All these years down the line and they are still close enough <.<

Besides the BBC, I reckon you get your news from the Guardian.

Tally ho.

Last comment, you forced it out of me with your callous ridiculousness.

It's not a huge imaginative leap to assume that if I were one of those people, I would like a fairer deal. They say as much themselves. It isn't about aid; it's about not putting profit before people.

Callousness has nothing to do with it, it's about economics.

Just, read this. An actual economist will put it more succinctly than I ever could. The point is that a "fairer deal" is only ever going to come about over time, with the development of infrastructure and economic growth. You can't force a better situation on these people, and trying to do so will just pull the rug out from under them. Not putting profits before people will result in a situation whereby the people are too expensive, and they won't get any benefits at all from the economy.

*vomits*

He's already at stage 2, we must burn this one immediately.

Spoiler

I know, I know

Exploitation isn't an acceptable or beneficial solution to poverty. You haven't contradicted what I've said, you've tried to justify it. It's about simple humanism and accountability. But I don't come on here to argue politics or morality with gamers and teenagers of all people. I think this thread should be moved to #serious where I don't have to look at it.

Oh come on Elegiac.

Calling it exploitation is the real indicator of "privilege" here. People choose to work in such jobs because it's their best option, and buying their products is what gives them their income. No country ever got prosperity from aid.

It certainly isn't humanistic to assume you know what is best for these people, despite not being in their position.

Europe is fucked if Germany's economy starts to decline

I'm going to laugh my fucking ass off when inflation reaches 0pc.

We're still exploiting them for resources and cheap labour.

That's false. The only reason people see this is because there's some guilt in having cheap labour do things for us and make our products. We don't see the poverty of subsistence living in a trade-less economy. There's a reason that demand for low-wage, poor-quality jobs is so high, and it's because it's preferable to unemployment.

What the hell is this?

Shut the fuck up.

I'm not asking for any kind of change Meta, that is a completely different discussion. All I'm saying is that you're wrong for trying to say being born in the first world has had no effect on your chance to succeed.

It's a good job I didn't claim that, then.

It's your choice to live in ignorance that being born with wealth, education, and comfort doesn't increase your chance of success.

What exactly do you propose we do?

Cease successful activity out of shame and disgust that we're lucky?

Come on guys, enough jokes

Found your symbol

Obviously.

The Great Journey requires the transmission of cancer to each individual so they can ride the Divine Wind and be ascended to godhood.

And I? I am their instrument!