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Post by trashcanman on Oct 17, 2012 23:30:47 GMT 2
 www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2012/10/11/physicists-may-have-evide_n_1957777.htmlNot that this premise hasn't been explored in science fiction a hundred times before, but this is the first time I've actually heard of scientists conceptualizing the notion that we could actually test this as an actual possibility. Given that a simulation sophisticated enough could be indistinguishable from the original (particularly to those who were part of it), wouldn't it be badass if God did exist and he was some neckbeard virgin who programmed our entire universe for shits and giggles when he was bored from trolling the macro-internet? |
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Post by The Curmudgeon on Oct 21, 2012 20:44:36 GMT 2
Damn, man. Deep.
This entire philosophy was actually the main plot of, believe it or not, the Simpson's video game. They discover they're part of a video game and they even find the instruction manual on how to do their respective special abilities. They then go to find their "creator" (Matt Groening), who then ponders if what HE is doing is in a video game. And if so, who's playing that? And then who created them? Etc etc.
Interesting stuff. It's the sort of thing that can hurt your brain if you think about it too much, but if we really are all sims, you have to wonder what sick bastard enjoys making millions starve to death in Ethiopia.
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Post by trashcanman on Oct 21, 2012 23:20:01 GMT 2
but if we really are all sims, you have to wonder what sick bastard enjoys making millions starve to death in Ethiopia. Seems to me that deists have the same dilemma. Anyways, never underestimate the virtual sadism of a nerd with too much time on his hands. Behold the theme park sim horror of Mr. Bones Wild Ride:  |
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