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Well first you imply a base universe is finite. That is not a given at all. You don't need to simulate the full universe. Just the experience of consciousness inside it. You don't even have to simulate full consciousness for every 'conscious' being. In fact, I've always seen the simulation argument as a thought experiment arguing for consciousness being more fundamental than matter. There is no need to imagine a huma…
I didn’t imply the base universe is finite just it has to be orders of magnitude larger than the simulation. Yes but if you only simulate a consciousness there is no nesting, otherwise on what does the consciousness run on? That’s the whole idea behind as you lose fidelity with reality the simulations becomes less capable until it’s unable to simulate anything. Note nesting isn’t necessary for the probability argumen…
The fact that we only exist in a tiny planet, while we can observe a seemingly infinite universe but with a horizon limit and that 96% of the energy in the universe is unexplainable by our physics would be pretty good arguments for us living in a simulation nevertheless, if we assume nesting simulations necessitate reduction of scope.
> Yes but if you only simulate a consciousness there is no nesting, otherwise on what does the consciousness run on?
This I don't understand. What do you mean?