Omniscience: A thought experiment

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Omniscience: A thought experiment

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RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment

April 18, 2015 at 10:04 pm

How far short of 'omniscience' is being number 2 ??

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Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 18, 2015 at 10:01 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by vorlon13 - April 18, 2015 at 10:04 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Silver - April 18, 2015 at 10:07 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by bennyboy - April 18, 2015 at 10:07 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Mudhammam - April 19, 2015 at 2:24 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by bennyboy - April 19, 2015 at 3:17 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Mudhammam - April 19, 2015 at 3:46 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by bennyboy - April 19, 2015 at 4:08 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 18, 2015 at 10:38 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Anomalocaris - April 18, 2015 at 11:51 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 19, 2015 at 12:05 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 18, 2015 at 11:44 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 18, 2015 at 11:56 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 19, 2015 at 12:02 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 12:15 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Hatshepsut - April 22, 2015 at 6:57 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Exian - April 19, 2015 at 12:04 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 19, 2015 at 12:42 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 1:23 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Anomalocaris - April 19, 2015 at 8:59 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 19, 2015 at 1:40 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 1:46 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 6:19 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Alex K - April 19, 2015 at 8:22 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 8:37 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by vorlon13 - April 19, 2015 at 9:09 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 9:24 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Anomalocaris - April 19, 2015 at 9:44 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 9:54 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 10:17 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Exian - April 19, 2015 at 10:36 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by vorlon13 - April 19, 2015 at 10:41 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Anomalocaris - April 19, 2015 at 2:12 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 10:44 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by vorlon13 - April 19, 2015 at 10:55 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 11:10 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by vorlon13 - April 19, 2015 at 1:20 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 11:54 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 2:20 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Anomalocaris - April 19, 2015 at 4:35 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 4:43 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Anomalocaris - April 19, 2015 at 5:15 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by The Grand Nudger - April 19, 2015 at 8:21 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 19, 2015 at 8:32 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by JuliaL - April 19, 2015 at 9:07 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 20, 2015 at 5:02 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 23, 2015 at 3:39 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by bennyboy - April 23, 2015 at 7:26 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 23, 2015 at 9:34 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Hatshepsut - April 23, 2015 at 9:43 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 24, 2015 at 11:03 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Hatshepsut - April 25, 2015 at 6:16 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 23, 2015 at 9:51 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Hatshepsut - April 24, 2015 at 11:03 pm

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 25, 2015 at 3:32 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 26, 2015 at 2:25 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by Hatshepsut - April 26, 2015 at 9:35 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by robvalue - April 26, 2015 at 2:29 am

RE: Omniscience: A thought experiment - by noctalla - April 26, 2015 at 2:33 am

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