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There is nothing that doesn't fit nicely with simulation theory. It's an epistemological tarpit.
by andrewflnr 4y ago
There is nothing that doesn't fit nicely with simulation theory. It's an epistemological tarpit.
- Cipater 4y ago> epistemological tarpit Google tells me that this phrase has been used twice on the internet, both times by you on HN. I Googled it because I thought it was an interesting expression and wondered whether it was in popular use.
- andrewflnr 4y agoHaha, so I've not succeeded in making it a thing. Very evocative though, isn't it? Ed: honestly though, it's kind of surprising no one else has independently come up with the same phrase. I know I'm not the only one thinking about things like this.