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> It's not clear to me why such a simulation would be made (what purpose it would serve to the parent universe). Imagine the simulating species is running some
by duncan_bayne 11y ago
> It's not clear to me why such a simulation would be made (what purpose it would serve to the parent universe).
Imagine the simulating species is running something akin to a weather simulation, and you just happened to evolve - along with the weather patterns of interest - in the simulation.
That is, it's not about you, it's about the phenomenon the simulators want to study. Maybe it's galactic evolution?
- unrealhoang 11y agoIf we are in a simulation, this is probably the case. It's sad to think that we're just a side effect and being left unnoticed. In that case, are we special (i.e. unexpected piece of code questioning about its existence)?
- duncan_bayne 11y agoWe could possibly test that. If we could prove we were running in a simulation, perhaps we could guess the purpose of the simulation, and interfere with the results in a manner that might catch the attention of the simulators? "This is the third time in a row that the weather simulation has produced rain only on prime numbered days." Better hope the simulators don't fix that problem by re-imaging the universe.