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Are we all processes in a simulation
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 24 Sep 2002 16:50:17 GMT
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At the risk of starting too many interesting threads at once, I present a
link I found by reading Kung Fool, a rather amusing webcomic.
http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html
I only STARTED reading this, I haven't read to the end yet but it's
fascinating so far!
I can say this, though.. I am NOT a process running on an RCX.. it would
take a much more powerful computer to simulate MY twistiness. :-)
(bonus points to those who can correctly identify the comic where twistiness
comes from)
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: Are we all processes in a simulation
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| Quoting Larry Pieniazek <lpieniazek@mercator.com>: (...) hate to tell you, but you wouldn't know if you're running on an RCX - since to simulate each second you experience the RCX would have an infinite amount of time to compute it, it's power is (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: Are we all processes in a simulation
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| (...) Pat Shepard (posted here a few years ago a few times) worked for me at MU and had dropped out of the PhD program in philosophy to learn Flash and stuff. He seemed to pretty seriously believe in this. But then he was a seminary student for a (...) (22 years ago, 24-Sep-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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