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.
Keep in mind, if we are in a simulation, our idea of what's possible might be tightly constrained by the limits of the simulation rather than the real world it's running in (which could be several layers of simulation deep for all we know.
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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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Substitute very large amount for unlimited.
Keep in mind, if we are in a simulation, our idea of what's possible might be tightly constrained by the limits of the simulation rather than the real world it's running in (which could be several layers of simulation deep for all we know.