Name: Anonymous 2014-06-09 0:41
Hello, /prog/, my old rival. I've been thinking lately on how the advances in the speed of computers in recent decades have made feasible a whole new class of methods of research. My interest, as always, lies with the occult. I greatly admire the work of Terry Davis in unifying the field of operation system design with that of religion, but I'm considering a much more academic approach to the problem. More specifically, I've been exploring ways in which accurate simulation of natural phenomenon could be applied to observe the effects of what certain spells or supernatural manipulations might yield in the universe. If we can get valid results, we would know what to look for, and thus we will make great progress in the mastery of magic for the good of all mankind.
Still, despite the speed and power of modern machines, it will never be truly accurate. Magic is believed to work on a sub-quantum level of reality, so universal quantum Turing machines would need to be created for simulation of individual thaums. Never the less, a cruder approach can still be used. For instance, suppose that a witch enters the fourth spacial dimension and removes a man's heart. What might his body look like to the medical examiner, with no external incisions, but never the less having his heart removed? Morticians are closely tied to the dark art necromancers, so that knowledge is not known to practitioners of the light, but if we have an accurate simulation of how a human would die, it will be much easier for identification to be made by researchers in the field before the police confiscate the body.
Another area that we should get a head start on is documenting the interaction between classical physics and magic. Consider that it would greatly improve the auras of all life on Earth if Jupiter were to be moved so that it's energy field did not occlude with Mars' under Cancer. To prevent that, Jupiter would have to be placed directly across from where it currently is on its orbit. Assuming that sufficiently many people with the gift of psychokinesis were to collaborate on this project, what would be the ramifications to the orbits of other planets? The move would take place instantly (superluminally), and psychokinesis is known to preserve physical information such as angular momentum and velocity, so we know that gravity waves would propagate through the ether from both the source and the destination. This means that Uranus would recede from Earth momentarily as it loses synergy from Jupiter's orbit, then be jerked back as it receives it again, albeit weaker. The exact ramifications beyond this are not known, and despite repeated efforts and offers to fund the research, universities have been reluctant to grant computer time to find it.
History would also benefit. The God of Abraham once stopped the revolution and rotation of Earth to extend the day so that the Israelites could win a battle. Results from simulation could be compared to historical accounts in other regions unaware of this divine intervention to confirm an exact time period.
But perhaps the most interesting application of all would be learning of computer science from what magic has to offer. I have often speculated that spells are no less than the caster's will inserted into a closure and executed by the Universe. What new insights would be made into the theoretical underpinnings of programming if this theory were confirmed? Well, it would confirm the modern hypothesis that the universe is a simulation, which would place computational study as more fundamental than even pure mathematics. Rather than examining computer science through the lens of tools such as category theory and lambda calculus, things such as arithmetic and algebra would be proven to be reducible to computational processes.
I think that there are great amounts of research to be made in areas such as these. There exist a certain bigotry towards magic practitioners in the modern world of instant gratification, and I hope that the wide availability of powerful computers will democratize research into spirituality.
Still, despite the speed and power of modern machines, it will never be truly accurate. Magic is believed to work on a sub-quantum level of reality, so universal quantum Turing machines would need to be created for simulation of individual thaums. Never the less, a cruder approach can still be used. For instance, suppose that a witch enters the fourth spacial dimension and removes a man's heart. What might his body look like to the medical examiner, with no external incisions, but never the less having his heart removed? Morticians are closely tied to the dark art necromancers, so that knowledge is not known to practitioners of the light, but if we have an accurate simulation of how a human would die, it will be much easier for identification to be made by researchers in the field before the police confiscate the body.
Another area that we should get a head start on is documenting the interaction between classical physics and magic. Consider that it would greatly improve the auras of all life on Earth if Jupiter were to be moved so that it's energy field did not occlude with Mars' under Cancer. To prevent that, Jupiter would have to be placed directly across from where it currently is on its orbit. Assuming that sufficiently many people with the gift of psychokinesis were to collaborate on this project, what would be the ramifications to the orbits of other planets? The move would take place instantly (superluminally), and psychokinesis is known to preserve physical information such as angular momentum and velocity, so we know that gravity waves would propagate through the ether from both the source and the destination. This means that Uranus would recede from Earth momentarily as it loses synergy from Jupiter's orbit, then be jerked back as it receives it again, albeit weaker. The exact ramifications beyond this are not known, and despite repeated efforts and offers to fund the research, universities have been reluctant to grant computer time to find it.
History would also benefit. The God of Abraham once stopped the revolution and rotation of Earth to extend the day so that the Israelites could win a battle. Results from simulation could be compared to historical accounts in other regions unaware of this divine intervention to confirm an exact time period.
But perhaps the most interesting application of all would be learning of computer science from what magic has to offer. I have often speculated that spells are no less than the caster's will inserted into a closure and executed by the Universe. What new insights would be made into the theoretical underpinnings of programming if this theory were confirmed? Well, it would confirm the modern hypothesis that the universe is a simulation, which would place computational study as more fundamental than even pure mathematics. Rather than examining computer science through the lens of tools such as category theory and lambda calculus, things such as arithmetic and algebra would be proven to be reducible to computational processes.
I think that there are great amounts of research to be made in areas such as these. There exist a certain bigotry towards magic practitioners in the modern world of instant gratification, and I hope that the wide availability of powerful computers will democratize research into spirituality.