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Re:A Dyson sphere around a black hole by erklik on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:17AM (#28231547)
> nothing

Doesn't that violate cause and effect? i.e. if we can have a "result" without any "effort" then there was no cause for that result i.e. violating cause and effect.

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Re:A Dyson sphere around a black hole by andai on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:37AM (#28231646)
I assumed he was observing that as technology improves, human effort asymptotically approaches zero. If it reached zero, I would be worried!
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Re:A Dyson sphere around a black hole by Apocryphon on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:22AM (#28231590)
Any sufficiently ultra-advanced technology is indistinguishable from miracles.
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Re:A Dyson sphere around a black hole by erklik on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:29AM (#28231614)
> miracles

Hmm. Magic and miracles are not the same. One is breaking some of the core laws of physics that hold true regardless of your "capabilities".

I also don't really like that justification because it can essentially justify any sort of belief.

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Re:A Dyson sphere around a black hole by Apocryphon on Thursday August 19, 2021 @04:40AM (#28231663)
"There's no such thing as miracles, or the supernatural, only cutting-edge technology!"
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