"Simulation" arguments never touch on what is meant by simulation. Without a firm notion of what it means to simulate, the rest is nonsense. A TV simulates wh

"Simulation" arguments never touch on what is meant by simulation. Without a firm notion of what it means to simulate, the rest is nonsense. A TV simulates what was recorded by a camera, but have you ever heard anyone at any stage of mental development wonder "how do all those little people live in that box?" Even small children are never confused about it, any more so than they would suspect a parent contains a homunculus inside or is operated as a Chinese room. So what is it about Bostrom's "simulation" that gets brainiacs wrapped around the mental axle about simulations? Alan Kay would present the first few minutes of a Harvard commencement from the following Annenberg documentary "A Private Universe" and joke that Harvard may or may not educate but it's a leader in producing arrogance. -- A Private Universe https://vimeo.com/113349804 https://vimeo.com/113349804