# God and physics. **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [February 9, 2006, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-physics/343749 "2006-02-09T22:12:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![mrrealtime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-physics/343749/101 "2006-02-17T08:58:35Z")
So, then, it is unlikely for sentience to occur at that size, at least in the physical realm, because it would take information too long to move around, much less intellectual superiority. If God were some kind of physical being, that is composed of matter, He/She what is the largest he/she could be without running into this limitation? and how does that size compare to the overall size of the observable universe? ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-physics/343749/102 "2006-02-17T13:21:26Z")
> [@mrrealtime](#): > > Getting back to the original idea, could a dude the size of the universe actually be able to see like we do A dude the size of the entire universe? I think you’ve been listening to too much They Might Be Giants. > [@](#): > > If God were some kind of physical being, that is composed of matter, He/She what is the largest he/she could be without running into this limitation? and how does that size compare to the overall size of the observable universe? If God were some kind of physical being composed of matter, he wouldn’t be God. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-and-physics/343749.md?page=5)