Omega Point

See also: omega point and Omega point

English

Alternative forms

• Omega point, omega point

Etymology

The use of omega to refer to the concept was originated by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, in reference to it being the final letter of the Greek alphabet; see alpha and omega.

Noun

Omega Point (plural Omega Points)

1. A maximal level of complexity in the universe, often equated with the Christian God, which some philosophers believe is inevitable.
   • 1998 [1997], David Deutsch, The Fabric of Reality, New York: Penguin Books, →ISBN, page 352:

     We may hope that the intelligence at the omega point will consist of our descendants. That is to say, of our intellectual descendants, since our present physical forms could not survive near the omega point.

   • 2021, Meghan O'Gieblyn, chapter 9, in God, Human, Animal, Machine […] , →ISBN:

     [Philip] Goff likens this scenario to the visions of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, the French Jesuit priest who, as we've seen, prophesied the coming Omega Point and inspired aspects of transhumanism.

See also

• cosmic singularity

Further reading

• Omega Point on Wikipedia.Wikipedia