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• elwell 7y ago
  I'm aware of the theory, but I was specifically addressing the case of simulation with no outside observer. In that particular flavor of the theory, I feel the word 'simulation' is not as useful as simply calling this system 'reality'.
  • LocalH 7y ago
    At this point I don't believe there's even a distinction to make, tbh. I definitely don't believe we perceive "objective" reality, our bodies have so much filtering going on (and different species have different filters, thus a "different" reality).
    • elwell 7y ago
      Not perceiving something doesn't make it cease to exist. So, there's still the question of choosing to believe that an objective reality exists at all, even though we can't accurately/fully perceive it. On another note, if the universe is infinite, either through expansion on the macro level or through endless sub-denomination of particles, and we perceive but a finite portion of it, then do we perceive nothing (as a constant out of infinity approaches zero)?