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[quote:Anonymous Coward 885254:MV8xMDU1ODUyXzE2NzU3MTU0XzYyODI5MjRD] [quote:sim city? 954024] I'm out here! Please tell me you're real!! How can I [i][b]know[/b][/i] that you're real? Simulated Humans Assume that we will not go extinct before acquiring the capability to run simulations. In other words, that item one above is false. Given the fact current predictions of computing technology put us on a course to eventually have the capability to run full computer simulations of humans, then item two is also false. Since simulations can be run over and over, in multiple environments in parallel, and computing power keeps increasing, then in fact, the number of simulated humans that will ever exist is vastly greater than the number of real humans that have ever existed. Statistically speaking, if you lumped all of these conscious entities together - real and simulated - and picked one at random, your chances of picking a simulated human would be greater than those of picking a real human. Simulated humans can't tell that they are simulated, and this leads to the essential conclusion that there is a greater likelihood that you are actually living in a simulation right now than not. You can read more about the idea, including the original article and popular synopses of it, at www.simulation-argument.com Related Posts Why Are We Alone? The Fermi Paradox http://www.nesteduniverse.net/metaphysics/ [/quote] :5: [/quote]
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