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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Steve H on October 25, 2020, 06:18:13 AM

Title: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: Steve H on October 25, 2020, 06:18:13 AM

Probably not, but it's an interesting idea. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/are-we-living-in-a-computer-simulation-i-don-t-know-probably/ar-BBVNDHM

Title: Re: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: Stranger on October 25, 2020, 07:25:06 AM

You do realise Vlad will come out of the woodwork any moment to claim this is theism, don't you?

Title: Re: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: Steve H on October 25, 2020, 08:12:48 AM

 ;D

Title: Re: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: Walt Zingmatilder on October 28, 2020, 12:35:04 PM

Quote from: Never Talk to Strangers on October 25, 2020, 07:25:06 AM

You do realise Vlad will come out of the woodwork any moment to claim this is theism, don't you?

This is theism.

Title: Re: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: Steve H on October 28, 2020, 01:48:23 PM

Quote from: Appalled to the core of my being. on October 28, 2020, 12:35:04 PM

This is theism.

::) ;D

Title: Re: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: jeremyp on October 29, 2020, 10:54:11 AM

If we are living in a simulation, then whoever set it up is effectively God.

Title: Re: Are we living in a computer simulation?
Post by: Udayana on October 29, 2020, 12:35:33 PM

The idea is just another route to the usual infinite regression...

As an (apparently) concious entity I have to deal with the universe of my experience: Anything "outside" of that, is total speculation and not determinable or even subject to logic - no matter how interesting, enjoyable or horrible those thoughts/ideas/beliefs may be.