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I think it might be heading down the wrong path to talk in terms of "rational beings" as atomic units rather than in terms of energy (or rather information) bal

by Cushman 14y ago

I think it might be heading down the wrong path to talk in terms of "rational beings" as atomic units rather than in terms of energy (or rather information) balance. Remember that you do live in a simulation of the universe so compressed it fits between your ears, and it does contain many simulations of other rational actors. They're nowhere near as complex as your whole universe, but I bet they're complex enough to know that they're complex enough.

voodoomagicman 14y ago
Are you implying that concepts of people in your mind are themselves self aware?
- ajuc 14y ago
  You are symulating them as self-aware. And what's the difference, if you can predict their actions with high accuracy?
- bduerst 14y ago
  Do you think that I am self aware? Can you predict where I am going with this line of questioning?
Dylan16807 14y ago
I don't see how this philosophical argument is going to change anything. Each human has a rather small finite number of 'rational beings' they can handle processing at once. It doesn't recurse very well, the limit is a total. The exponential argument against simulation is unaffected.