So, I am answering to your comment on the 18th :)! The one that starts with : " My rather restrictive set of criteria".
I don't thing that a small randomization to the initial state is a bad thing. 960 has it and it is the most played GM variant although admittedly because it is as close as you could get to orthodox. I would not even call it a chess variant even. It gives the chance for more openings. If the game ever becomes studied enough I'd recommend that in tournament play that initial states that produce the most opening should become more used by changing the probability distribution of that state.
I see no point in holding to the concept of physical boards. They can be used by collector or in some other vintage manner, but nothing more, as far as I can see.
100% machine is not cyborgs as far as I can see but robots, in the industrial robots sens. Cyborgs are basically augmented humans. They are meant to preserve the human and improve on the sapiens.
Omniscience cannot be claimed by any sane person for them or anything else. That is quite easy to argue on the lines of "How do you know that you know everything?". Immortality is rather impossible the same way. How can you guard yourself with certainty from accidents. That second thing is probably more difficult and maybe not entirely provable as knowing future techs is impossible. But you can make a very good argument along these lines too. Also androids are in no way mythical. They are as airplanes to queen Vitoria's contemporaries. Icarus would be something mythical.
@Kevin
So, I am answering to your comment on the 18th :)! The one that starts with : " My rather restrictive set of criteria".
I don't thing that a small randomization to the initial state is a bad thing. 960 has it and it is the most played GM variant although admittedly because it is as close as you could get to orthodox. I would not even call it a chess variant even. It gives the chance for more openings. If the game ever becomes studied enough I'd recommend that in tournament play that initial states that produce the most opening should become more used by changing the probability distribution of that state.
I see no point in holding to the concept of physical boards. They can be used by collector or in some other vintage manner, but nothing more, as far as I can see.
100% machine is not cyborgs as far as I can see but robots, in the industrial robots sens. Cyborgs are basically augmented humans. They are meant to preserve the human and improve on the sapiens.
Omniscience cannot be claimed by any sane person for them or anything else. That is quite easy to argue on the lines of "How do you know that you know everything?". Immortality is rather impossible the same way. How can you guard yourself with certainty from accidents. That second thing is probably more difficult and maybe not entirely provable as knowing future techs is impossible. But you can make a very good argument along these lines too. Also androids are in no way mythical. They are as airplanes to queen Vitoria's contemporaries. Icarus would be something mythical.