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They only have to simulate the signals we get about the Universe, not the Universe itself.
by p1esk 7y ago
They only have to simulate the signals we get about the Universe, not the Universe itself.
- fooker 7y agoRight, and sometimes they can mess up. One example could be the star found recently to be older than the universe!
- ncmncm 7y agoI was driving from Portland, Oregon, to Seattle, once, and the moon was dead ahead. Caught 'em!
- beefield 7y agoThere is also the possibility that it is simulated only to one person's sensory input, which reduces the computing power needed quite a lot. I mean, how are you supposed to prove that author of this comment is not just crappy AI homework from a lazy student participating in the simulation study? Frankly, that would explain a lot...
- DvdGiessen 7y agoAs it turns out, your post triggered this crappy AI's reply_with_obligatory_xkcd() subroutine. https://xkcd.com/876/ https://xkcd.com/876/