Superior Beings. If They Exist, How Would We Know? - Game-Theoretic Implications of Omnipotence, Omniscience, Immortality, and Incomprehensibility (Paperback, 2nd ed. 2007)


This book examines theology and the idea of a superior being in the context of game theory. The central question posed in this book is: If there existed a superior being who possessed the supernatural qualities of omniscience, omnipotence, immortality, and incomprehensibility, how would he/she act differently from us?

The mathematical theory of games is used to define each of these qualities, and different assumptions about the rules of play in several theological games that might be played between ordinary human beings and superior beings like God are posited.


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This book examines theology and the idea of a superior being in the context of game theory. The central question posed in this book is: If there existed a superior being who possessed the supernatural qualities of omniscience, omnipotence, immortality, and incomprehensibility, how would he/she act differently from us?

The mathematical theory of games is used to define each of these qualities, and different assumptions about the rules of play in several theological games that might be played between ordinary human beings and superior beings like God are posited.

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Imprint

Springer-Verlag New York

Country of origin

United States

Release date

November 2006

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

2007

Authors

Dimensions

235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

202

Edition

2nd ed. 2007

ISBN-13

978-0-387-48065-7

Barcode

9780387480657

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LSN

0-387-48065-X



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