Moving beyond the fact that we are in a simulation, in this episode I attempt to ponder what it means if we are in a simulated universe. What are the ethics and implications of being in a simulation. Here I discuss all the big questions related to this subject.
The fundamental question raised by the simulation hypothesis is this: Are we all actually characters living inside some kind of giant, massively multiplayer online video game, a simulated reality that is so well rendered that we cannot distinguish it from “physical reality”? Although Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom coined the term the Simulation Argument in a […]
I really really really enjoyed speaking with Rizwan Virk the amazing writer of The Simulation Hypothesis and The Simulated Multiverse Do multiple versions of ourselves exist in parallel universes living out their lives in different timelines?In this follow up to his bestseller, The Simulation Hypothesis, MIT Computer Scientist and Silicon Valley Game Pioneer Rizwan Virk […]