If life is a simulation, then the standard simulation has excellent graphics but could use better game play. : )
In my teens I decided to use this "simulation/dream" theory to try to make a life worth playing~
Elon Musk on whether this is a simulation
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Re: Elon Musk on whether this is a simulation
Sounds like transhumanism or augmented reality which could just be baby steps to complete life simulation. Don't hearing, prosthetic or visual aids already do this for those with more limited range than others?Dragline wrote:The next question was whether we could just invent machines to "cover" our own limited perceptions.
This thread also reminds me of the Black Mirror season 3 episode 4. That'd be a pretty cool 'afterlife'.
Finally, this subject was covered in an Idea Channel episode when talking about No Man's Sky.
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Re: Elon Musk on whether this is a simulation
Also read Nick Bostrom's Superintelligence for a detailed philosophical exploration of this since simulating human intelligence is considered somewhat of an inflection point in that book.