Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
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Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
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#3Would it matter?
If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes?
Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?
Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#4Would it matter? If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes? Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?
There is the risk that unblinding coincides with the end of experimental value.
Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#5By simulation, scientists generally don't mean: we're all plugged into the matrix. What they mean is that this three dimensional reality we're experiencing is a projection of some sort of higher dimensional reality.
Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#6Would it matter? If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes? Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?
There is the risk that unblinding coincides with the end of experimental value.
The question remains. Would that matter?
Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#7Would it matter? If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes? Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?
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Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is the risk that unblinding coincides with the end of experimental value.
The question remains. Would that matter?
I think maybe they’re implying that if the experiment lacks value, funding for it will dry up and our simulated reality will get shut down. So it’s only the end of the universe as we know it. I’m sure that doesn’t matter…
Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#9Would it matter? If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes? Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?
Lack of curiosity is strong with this one.
Re: Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation
#10By simulation, scientists generally don't mean: we're all plugged into the matrix. What they mean is that this three dimensional reality we're experiencing is a projection of some sort of higher dimensional reality.
It sounds like he is talking about an actual simulation:
> Basically, his idea was that if we progress far enough technologically, we'll probably end up running a simulation of our ancestors. Give those simulated ancestors enough time, and they'll end up simulating their own ancestors. Eventually, most minds in existence will be inside layers of simulations — meaning that we probably are too.
> What they mean is that this three dimensional reality we're experiencing is a projection of some sort of higher dimensional reality.
I think, that's also true for holography.