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?
By 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.
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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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> 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.
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