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If we live in a computer simulation then there will be most likely bugs and edge cases and buffer overflows and all those things. So if we knew for certain that
by yoodenvranx 9y ago
If we live in a computer simulation then there will be most likely bugs and edge cases and buffer overflows and all those things. So if we knew for certain that we live in a simulation then a lot of people would start looking for exploits.
- omginternets 9y agoI never quite thought of it that way. The first challenge would be mapping out the computational underpinnings of the simulation. I can't even begin to imagine how that might work, though I bet it would look something like physics.
- kreetx 9y agoIf those bugs manifest as miracles etc, then there are already plenty of people looking :) Wonder what the language was to create the simulation, so one could have a more educated go at finding the exploits.
- badosu 9y agoThis is a really interesting concept illustrated on this story: http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/qk/that_alien_message/
- fusiongyro 9y agoI'm imagining a glider in Conway's game of life trying to find a bug to exploit. What would that even mean?
- mastermindxs 9y agoI imagine the glider will try to figure out how to get around one of the 4 rules thereby changing its live neighbor cell count which in effect changes its evolution through board henceforth.