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> is the idea that the universe was created last Thursday, but with the physical appearance of being billions of years old. or it may have been just restored f
by trhway 7y ago
> is the idea that the universe was created last Thursday, but with the physical appearance of being billions of years old.
or it may have been just restored from a backup (with some bit rotting and missing pieces as evidenced by dark matter/energy and other inconsistencies)
- cosmojg 7y agoHeh, reminds me of this short story: http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2000 http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-2000
- mr_toad 7y agoThe dreams you recall are just artefacts of the restore process initialising your mind.
- mannykannot 7y agoI actually considered that as a realistic possibility -- that memories of dreams form as you wake up -- but I think that is didproved by people talking and moving in their sleep in ways consistent with what they report about their dreams when they wake up. PET and NMR scanning might be able to resolve the issue, if it has not done so already.
- speakeron 7y agoLucid dream research done in the 1970s had subjects signalling from within a dream using eye movement. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258201870_Lucid_dream_verified_by_volitional_communication_during_REM_sleep https://www.researchgate.net/publication/258201870_Lucid_dre...
- yellowapple 7y ago> with some bit rotting and missing pieces This explains why "Berenstein" is now spelled "Berenstain".