"Another mistake is the assumption that the universe can support "unlimited" intelegence." One thinker who seeks to address this point is Frank J. Tipler with

"Another mistake is the assumption that the universe can support "unlimited" intelegence." One thinker who seeks to address this point is Frank J. Tipler with his notion of the 'Omega Point' - a theoretical point where-after the contraction of the universe means that the available computational power, while still point-finite, will be increasing faster than the time remaining can decrease. I don't know how much stock I put in the concept, myself, but at least somebody's thinking about it! Read a little up on it - the guy may very well be bonkers, but it's certainly worth a look if you're into mind-bending metaphysics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Point_(Tipler) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Point_(Tipler)