HI RAI friends now I hope,

I agree somewhat, but considering the imperfect chaotic state of our universe it simply could not have been made by a perfect mind could it. That is why I feel the first cause the infinite or God gave the universal composite mind the tools and materials to construct our physical universe and it is just like humanity "a work in progress". The singularity is thus humanity and all sentient minds and thought that construct our universe, which is one of infinite numbers.

Thus, this god would dwell like us within the confines and constraints of existence and not be the cause thereof. The theory of most scientist atheists and astrophysicists would be correct that god is a part of existence not the creator of all. Alternatively, god and creation existence are synonymous. Thus ultimate enigma remains, what is the source of all things?


  I have on rare occasions gone into altered states of consciousness (no drugs) and took myself to what call the Omega point. Here is the true nothing state, no distance, no direction, no time, no space, no energy or matter only mind. 

Frightenely no other minds a place of unimaginable dark loneliness. So there I am Alpha point and the new cycle of existence starts. I am mind the new singularity

For existence to be, non-existence seems to be necessary against all logic.


Of course, this is only speculation on my part.

alan

Rai,
I was in addition to my many managerial positions in the South African Electricity Supply Commission (ESKOM) As a IT manager of a large part of that corporation. I know in the1970/80's computers were still in the ox wagon stage. But it was almost infinitely more difficult then to comprehend and program a run and develops information technology; we had to work in object (binary code and extremely difficult low level programming methods such as Assembler).

At present the computer is as intelligent as a doorknob and I am skeptical of it ever becoming self aware, but t is possible. The scenario then would be frightening big brother control he mark of the beast etc etc. We would have created a god in our own mental image and it could go out of control and destroy humanity.

We might be able to extend human life to say 11.000 years until our brain becomes overloaded with sensory information and self-destructs but eternal physical life is simply impossibility due to the relentless progress of entropy. This will cause even the heat death of our sun galaxy and universe in the very far future,

Would this self-aware computer have a soul???

Becoming a singularity, I think not, would almighty God allow this?

alan