The Invisible Hypercomputer
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A long long time ago, on a planet far far away, there were a group of wise elders who invented a hypercomputer.
The Hypercomputer was twelve stories high and made of wood. It could answer any request posed by any person. To consult the Hypercomputer, all you need is to pay the elders a voluntary donation.
It gives only three answers - Yes, No or Wait.
But because it did not have a display screen or motors of any type, you cannot determine what its response is when you first ask. You can only tell after the actual event has occurred.
For example, if a person requests for good health from the Hypercomputer and he recovers, then he knows the answer is Yes.
If his health worsens, he knows the answer is No. If his health doesn't change, then the answer is Wait.
For thousands of years the Hypercomputer served the planet well. The people believed that whether war or peace, whether poverty or riches, for better or worse the Hypercomputer has predicted them all. If you have a request, no matter how big or how small you can approach the elders to access the Hypercomputer.
Then one day a young man who specializes in making microcomputers was tasked with cleaning the exterior of the Hypercomputer. Curious, he sneaked into the Hypercomputer interior and realized that there is nothing inside the Hypercomputer at all.
It was an empty statue made of wood.
He went on the streets screaming, "we've all been fooled! The Hypercomputer is only an empty statue! It can't reply to anything that we can't reply ourselves!"
The elders were not amused. They clarified that the mechanism of the Hypercomputer is invisible, because it extends into another dimension. The young man was brutally punished in the public square for his transgression. People hurled abuses and objects at the accused.
As he laid dying, he kept repeating these words, "Yes, No or Wait...Yes, No or Wait..." -
Hi Threadstarter...can i ask you something?
How is the world created? -
...Yes, No or Wait... Yes, No or Wait...Originally posted by confusemind:Hi Threadstarter...can i ask you something?
How is the world created? -
Wait.Originally posted by confusemind:Hi Threadstarter...can i ask you something?
How is the world created?
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Threadstarter how old are you? You can't even reply properly...
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........waitOriginally posted by confusemind:Threadstarter how old are you? You can't even reply properly... -
a hint of scarsm here...
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Yes!Originally posted by mrsmall:........wait -
Those who will be left behind (nobody) can see and know the future, so there will never a Hypercomputer that can see the future.
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Threadstarter something for you to think about...
Genuine and Counterfeit work in pair
If there is no genuine in "something", counterfeit doesn't exist..
Will anyone counterfeit a fake currency? it serve no purpose right?
BUT...
Genuine hide among the counterfeit.. Up to you to find out
I don't want to go into detail since you can't answer a simple question
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Good answer, my friend!Originally posted by Ito_^:Wait. 
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Of course the answer to that question is Wait.Originally posted by confusemind:Threadstarter how old are you? You can't even reply properly...
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Yes, I am a simple, unelite man. Please clarify how is this discussion on the duality of certain characteristics related to my simple and completely ficticious story of the Invisible Hypercomputer?Originally posted by confusemind:Threadstarter something for you to think about...
Genuine and Counterfeit work in pair
If there is no genuine in "something", counterfeit doesn't exist..
Will anyone counterfeit a fake currency? it serve no purpose right?
BUT...
Genuine hide among the counterfeit.. Up to you to find out
I don't want to go into detail since you can't answer a simple question -
You see, I waste 5 min reading your simple and completely ficticious story of the Invisible Hypercomputer..
That is why i ask you to think rather than to waste bandwidth. It's much more meaningful to find out and know what life is all about, or ask why, rather than to post crap story with no meaning... -
it has a meaning...
u have to think deeper...
usually ts stories is a fictional world that represents the current world that we live in...
hmmm... a super computer that tells you the answer onli after the thing has happened... -
My story is completely fictitious, but it is not without meaning.Originally posted by confusemind:You see, I waste 5 min reading your simple and completely ficticious story of the Invisible Hypercomputer..
That is why i ask you to think rather than to waste bandwidth. It's much more meaningful to find out and know what life is all about, or ask why, rather than to post crap story with no meaning...
It is simple, but some people get it immediately, as shown by those replies above.
If you think that it is merely a crap story, that's perfectly fine.
Alas the man's death was in vain. Merely an inconvenience for the Users of the Great Hypercomputer.
He was but a fool, but how my heart weeps. -
you're right, this is crap, another dimension????
humans have too much intelligence to tink of rubbish. -
Yes!Originally posted by gigabyte14:you're right, this is crap, another dimension????
humans have too much intelligence to tink of rubbish. -
Does God always answer prayer?Originally posted by Cystaire:A long long time ago, on a planet far far away, there were a group of wise elders who invented a hypercomputer.
The Hypercomputer was twelve stories high and made of wood. It could answer any request posed by any person. To consult the Hypercomputer, all you need is to pay the elders a voluntary donation.
It gives only three answers - Yes, No or Wait.
But because it did not have a display screen or motors of any type, you cannot determine what its response is when you first ask. You can only tell after the actual event has occurred.
For example, if a person requests for good health from the Hypercomputer and he recovers, then he knows the answer is Yes.
If his health worsens, he knows the answer is No. If his health doesn't change, then the answer is Wait.
For thousands of years the Hypercomputer served the planet well. The people believed that whether war or peace, whether poverty or riches, for better or worse the Hypercomputer has predicted them all. If you have a request, no matter how big or how small you can approach the elders to access the Hypercomputer.
Then one day a young man who specializes in making microcomputers was tasked with cleaning the exterior of the Hypercomputer. Curious, he sneaked into the Hypercomputer interior and realized that there is nothing inside the Hypercomputer at all.
It was an empty statue made of wood.
He went on the streets screaming, "we've all been fooled! The Hypercomputer is only an empty statue! It can't reply to anything that we can't reply ourselves!"
The elders were not amused. They clarified that the mechanism of the Hypercomputer is invisible, because it extends into another dimension. The young man was brutally punished in the public square for his transgression. People hurled abuses and objects at the accused.
As he laid dying, he kept repeating these words, "Yes, No or Wait...Yes, No or Wait..."
Many would say so- stating that God either answers yes, no or wait. That way, we are led to believe that God answers every single prayer of the believer, one way or another.
But, could it be that this could be used as a cop-out?
I mean, could it be that one of the reasons some of our prayers are not anwered is because God will not listen to our prayer? Maybe in some cases God is not saying yes because there is sin in our lives and it is blocking our prayers?
As far as I can tell, there are 3 major qualifications that must be met in order to have a prayer answered. (1) Right motives, (2) With a clean heart and (3) Within the will of God.
The Bible tells us, "You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." (James 4:3). If our motive is to get a new car and a bigger wardrobe or fame and fortune, your prayer will probably not be answered.
The Bible also tells us that "If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." (Psalm 66:1
. As long as we hang onto sin and refuse to confess and forsake it, God will not listen to our prayer, no matter how eloquent the prayer is.
Then we are told, "Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." (John 14:13). Asking in His name does not mean tacking on "In Jesus' Name, Amen" at the end of every prayer. It simply means praying as if it is something Jesus would pray. Doing so glorifies God and He answers.
Now, the cop-out comes when we boldly smile and when God does not answer our prayer as we say, "He said no." or "God must be saying, "Wait."" The problem with that is, you may be mistaking the symptom that there is a problem, with being the answer itself!
If your prayers are not being answered, try examining yourself. Ask yourself, "What is my motive for asking for this?" If it turns out your motive passes the test, then ask yourself, "Is there sin in my life that is blocking my prayer?" If not- ask yourself, "Is this something Jesus would pray for?"
Maybe by doing so, we would grow in faith and wisdom, and would see more prayers of ours answered.
Source from:http://www.infuzemag.com/staff/andy/archives/2005/12/yesnowait_answe.html -
If that crap story have no hidden meaning, i would not have reply "How is the world created"Originally posted by asdfzhao:it has a meaning...
u have to think deeper...
usually ts stories is a fictional world that represents the current world that we live in...
hmmm... a super computer that tells you the answer onli after the thing has happened...
Just a simple question how old is he and i receive crap answer.... -
Originally posted by confusemind:
So you are saying that praying for better health is unlikely to be answered then. Of course there is always "Wait".
Does God always answer prayer?
Many would say so- stating that God either answers [b]yes, no or wait. That way, we are led to believe that God answers every single prayer of the believer, one way or another.
But, could it be that this could be used as a cop-out?
I mean, could it be that one of the reasons some of our prayers are not anwered is because God will not listen to our prayer? Maybe in some cases God is not saying yes because there is sin in our lives and it is blocking our prayers?
As far as I can tell, there are 3 major qualifications that must be met in order to have a prayer answered. (1) Right motives, (2) With a clean heart and (3) Within the will of God.
The Bible tells us, "You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions." (James 4:3). If our motive is to get a new car and a bigger wardrobe or fame and fortune, your prayer will probably not be answered.
The Bible also tells us that "If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the Lord would not have listened." (Psalm 66:1. As long as we hang onto sin and refuse to confess and forsake it, God will not listen to our prayer, no matter how eloquent the prayer is.
Then we are told, "Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son." (John 14:13). Asking in His name does not mean tacking on "In Jesus' Name, Amen" at the end of every prayer. It simply means praying as if it is something Jesus would pray. Doing so glorifies God and He answers.
Now, the cop-out comes when we boldly smile and when God does not answer our prayer as we say, "He said no." or "God must be saying, "Wait."" The problem with that is, you may be mistaking the symptom that there is a problem, with being the answer itself!
If your prayers are not being answered, try examining yourself. Ask yourself, "What is my motive for asking for this?" If it turns out your motive passes the test, then ask yourself, "Is there sin in my life that is blocking my prayer?" If not- ask yourself, "Is this something Jesus would pray for?"
Maybe by doing so, we would grow in faith and wisdom, and would see more prayers of ours answered.
Source from:http://www.infuzemag.com/staff/andy/archives/2005/12/yesnowait_answe.html
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Meanwhile on the planet of the Great Hypercomputer the people celebrate the death of the Microcomputer Man.
"The microcomputer will never be as great as the Hypercomputer!" the people chanted in unison. The Microcomputer Man was just a blind, ignorant, small-minded man who thought he saw nothing inside the Hypercomputer, whereas everyone else could feel the other dimensional parts.
How can a system made of visible, well-understood components into a comprehensible organization ever beat a System made up of invisible, mysterious trans-dimensional components?
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5 minutes?Originally posted by confusemind:You see, I waste 5 min reading your simple and completely ficticious story of the Invisible Hypercomputer..
That is why i ask you to think rather than to waste bandwidth. It's much more meaningful to find out and know what life is all about, or ask why, rather than to post crap story with no meaning... -
*thumbs up*
Excellently hidden jab. -
Oh it's just a story, nothing more.Originally posted by I need help:*thumbs up*
Excellently hidden jab.
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Oh ok then.
What a piece of crap!