You want to write your weird sci-fi novel, go nuts, but don't expect to be taken seriously.
Bullshit like this belongs on the Fox News 'science' column, not Slashdot.
It's not bullshit. The question is, is it possible to simulate the universe from the point of view of a single planet. Given unlimited computer power. If so then many intelligent beings may be doing this. So the true reality may be a 1 in 1 billion chance. Therefore, the odds are we really are in a simulation. Why are you conscience or a sentient being? Thru programming or natural selection? We don't know, but it is not bullshit.
If you could harness the power of a star, then it's basically unlimited.
If this world is a simulation, maybe the world outside of a simulation has unlimited energy.
It also depends on the type of simulation. Maybe the simulation is just for you, how you react to things. It would take very little power in comparison to simulate only the things you're currently seeing.
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It's not bullshit.
The question is, is it possible to simulate the universe from the point of view of a single planet. Given unlimited computer power. If so then many intelligent beings may be doing this. So the true reality may be a 1 in 1 billion chance.
Therefore, the odds are we really are in a simulation.
Why are you conscience or a sentient being? Thru programming or natural selection?
We don't know, but it is not bullshit.
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