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Insofar as your objections are meaningful (in particular, I am not so sure about the last), it would seem they could equally be raised about non-simulation phys
by mannykannot 8y ago
Insofar as your objections are meaningful (in particular, I am not so sure about the last), it would seem they could equally be raised about non-simulation physical theories of the universe. Would that make those meaningless?
I would think that, on the contrary, the fact that you can raise these objections indicates that the simulation hypothesis is not without meaning, as does Scott Aaronson's argument that it is unfalsifiable[1] (note: he is not saying that that it is meaningless), and as does Bostrom's argument that if it is possible, we are likely in a simulation[2].
[1] https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3482 https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3482
[2] https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html