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OKIsItJustMe

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32. My personal theory is that it originated with a couple of stoned sophomore philosophy roommates

Reply to caraher (Reply #25)

Sun Nov 5, 2023, 12:30 PM

Nov 2023

who may (or may not) have just watched The Matrix and thought it was “really deep” and absolutely plausible.

“Yeah, but, I mean, like, “what if,” man…? I mean, like, ‘How could you know?’ — You know?”

“Yuh, right?”

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Physics Revelation Could Mean We're All Living in a Simulation [View all] orangecrush Oct 2023 OP

And I'm convinced that the person running our sim leftieNanner Oct 2023 #1

Who was that 'child' on Star Trek that vexed them all and Spock figured out that he was actually a child? keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #7

Are you thinking of Trelane, the Squire of Gothos? tclambert Oct 2023 #9

Yes. Trelane. I gave Spock extra credit. Blame it on the vastness of space. keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #10

Trelane (William Campbell) was great! PSPS Oct 2023 #11

We might conclude... WheelWalker Oct 2023 #2

computer, end program. hear me , end program. AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 #3

Back in the days of BASIC computer language, there was a story / joke that someone had invented a voice commanded com keithbvadu2 Oct 2023 #8

This "theory" has always struck me as BS OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #4

Ditto. Because it's BS. enki23 Oct 2023 #12

Actually it seems less plausible OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #13

Except biology pulls it off so techology should be able to do it as well in time. cstanleytech Oct 2023 #18

Technology IS distinguishable from magic OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #19

I'm not talking about magic I'm simply pointing out the fact that there is physically nothing to prevent cstanleytech Oct 2023 #20

No... to simulate what we perceive as reality, you need a computer more complex than reality OKIsItJustMe Oct 2023 #21

That's according to our current knowledge but new unexpected discoveries can and do happen such cstanleytech Oct 2023 #22

Thank you caraher Nov 2023 #25

My personal theory is that it originated with a couple of stoned sophomore philosophy roommates OKIsItJustMe Nov 2023 #32

on a holo cube on some star ships captains desk. or space people playing marbles . AllaN01Bear Oct 2023 #5

If we are all living in a simulation, I hope the being in charge has a really good battery backup. n/t royable Oct 2023 #6

So the premise is that a conscious being is projecting illusions to conscious beings sanatanadharma Oct 2023 #14

Brahma's dream Ponietz Nov 2023 #29

Mobius-Brahman sanatanadharma Nov 2023 #31

The efforts of religion to supersede science would be amusing except for the fact they result in so much agony. n/t. NNadir Oct 2023 #15

Theories like this are no more outrageous than the various religions of the world. Chainfire Oct 2023 #16

Which is to say, they aren't remotely scientific caraher Nov 2023 #26

If it is then the programmers are assholes. cstanleytech Oct 2023 #17

how do we hack it? nt Javaman Oct 2023 #23

Well I don't even know if these mashed potatoes are real n/t. airplaneman Nov 2023 #24

Everything in our lives happens in the universe that lies between our ears. Chainfire Nov 2023 #27

Correct airplaneman Nov 2023 #34

Ooooo noooo... if we're all inside a simulation, grumpyduck Nov 2023 #28

"The Matrix" Bayard Nov 2023 #30

This subject has come up more than once at science fiction cons. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2023 #33