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That's actually a pretty cool thought. I've always scoffed at philosophies along the lines of, "what if it's all a dream/simulation" because if it's perfect, an
by manifestsilence 7y ago
That's actually a pretty cool thought. I've always scoffed at philosophies along the lines of, "what if it's all a dream/simulation" because if it's perfect, and you only escape it through death, what's the point of holding that view? But if there's a chink in the armor, it becomes suddenly very interesting. Not that I think that's likely to pan out since it so badly violates Occam's Razor, but it's an interesting possibility.
- brianberns 7y agoIt might not be as unlikely as you think: https://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/what-are-the-odds-we-are-living-in-a-computer-simulation https://www.newyorker.com/books/joshua-rothman/what-are-the-...
- ken 7y agoThese arguments seem entirely unconvincing to me, in the same way that the Fermi Paradox is. Let's take some small numbers (which we got mostly by guesses, not experimentation), multiply them together, and then be shocked at what a tiny number it is.