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For proof?
I'd ask the angel for a piece of information I could verify, but I could never have come up on my own, even if I was delusional.
Writing up the solution and question to a large NP-hard problem would do. (NP-hard problems are a set of problems whose answer is easy to check while finding the answer is not really possible.)
I would have the angel write it down, and I'd go to other people whose sanity I respect and have them check the answer.
If the answer is correct, there are a few possiblities:
1> This is an angel
2> This is an alien or other higher power
3> I am both insane and a genius, having solved a question that we believe cannot be solved in the lifetime of the universe, and attributing it to an angel.
4> I am hallicinating both the angel and the trusted proof-checker's actions.
1 & 2 are pretty hard to distinguish by a mere mortal. So, say "
3 & 4 means I've lost all contact with reality, I mean all contact, so why not live in a cave?
Of course, more than likely I'll just get smacked down for being a smartass by the angel.
"In the name of god, the answer to the travelling salesman problem is..."
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Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.
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