a quick poll

if you were given the choice of:-

* absolute knowledge or
* absolute power

which would you take and why?.

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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: mrnobodie on 2002-03-22 10:18 ]</font>

 

Tricky one...If i had absolute knowledge i would know how to get abolute power, but i would know everything so there would be no fun of exploration anymore.
I think that i would go with aboslute power and the knowledge how to use it.
Then again knowledge is power.
(we are talking about the power to do absolutly everything you want right?)

 

Absolute nonsense.

 

let me clarify the choice's

*knowledge- know everything basically
*power- do whatever you want

 

I would have to say Knowledge. Because then I could make my lifetime dream of being a five time champion on "Jeopardy" come true!

 

But is you had complete knowledge you would know how it would be and so it would be wery little fun would it not?

 

Having complete knowledge doesn't mean you could see the future.

 

No but you would know how everything felt and there would be nothing new everything would be boring. Another of my reasons to have absolute power: i would forget allmost all of my knowledge.

 

Just because you have knowledge does not imply that you have feelings either. Take Sherrif Fatman for example.

 

I think I just decided I wanna be all powerful. A few fun uses for it just came to mind ...

 

I think i would use my power to trowh lightning bolts or :smash: anyone that would disagree with me.

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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Qilikatal on 2002-03-22 12:38 ]</font>

 

I'd use mine to make people's pants fall down at embarrassing moments.

 

Cruise enters the oscar award show, pants fall of in front of all the cameras. While the kidmans skirt flies into the air.
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Hehehehe :grin:


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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Qilikatal on 2002-03-22 12:48 ]</font>

 

With Absolute Knowledge you would know how to gain power.
With Absolute Power you would be able to creat knowledge.

So I would take power and create enough knowledge to be unstopable, but not so much as to spoil the surprise.

 

Never thought of it that way.

 

While I was reading I wanted to write what Kandelon wrote, then I noticed that he did. This question is pointless, both ways lead to each other.

 

Absolute knowledge doesn't guarantee absolute power. You could know everything there is to know about something, and it still might be impossible to accomplish what you want to.
For instance, maybe you want to go faster than the speed of light. Suddenly you are granted infinite knowledge. This knowledge tells you everything there is to know about exceeding the speed of light. But exceeding the speed of light might still be impossible. There may be no way to do it, no matter how much you know about it.
It may be that not everything has a solution. Some things might be impossible no matter how much information regarding them you glean.
I'd have to go with the power. With enough power, it doesn't matter how stupid you are. You can get away with anything.

 

Feldon, what I meant was that if used properly they would lead to the same effect. (God) But of course nothing is guaranteed, I never said it is.

 

I wasn't arguing with you, Jinxed. Just stating my opinion, not directing it at anyone.
*REMOVED SNIDE REMARK. DEEMED IT UNPRODUCTIVE*
It's theoretically possible to have all the knowledge in the world but still be unable to accomplish something, because what you want to accomplish isn't possible by any means.
But if you have the power to do anything, including circumventing the laws of nature, then you could make anything you think of possible. Of course, lacking knowledge of all things, the options as to what you might do with the power would be limited.
It might be that, by themselves, neither knowledge nor power would create a God.

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<font size=-1>[ This Message was edited by: Feldon Kane on 2002-03-22 14:34 ]</font>

 

i want the power... i like learning new things everyday...