[computer-go] .. if Monte-Carlo programs would play infinite strong

[aquarius at fantasymail.de]

> > Eeh, am I missing some point here or would not any Go program that uses
> search and infinite computer power "simply" SOLVE the game - given that
> scoring is done right and infinite loops are ruled out?
> 
> This is a common misconception.  The problem lies in that pesky word,
> "infinite".
> 
> Two inescapable facts prevent such a computer from ever existing:
> 
> 	-  There are a finite number of atomic particles in the universe.
> 
> 	-  The age of the universe is a finite length of time.

The one who counts will never reach infinity ...

I did not say that infinite computing power was something that existed in any sense in the universum as humans gasp it. Nor did I say that it will eventually emerge when someone waits "long enough" for it to appear.

When I said infinite I meant infinite.

> If the moon were made of green cheese, I am the pope.  Period.
> 
> Hmmm, I guess you are right after all.

So are you.
aquarius
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