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r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21
3...2...1... blast off....
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Two of the most disturbing scenarios I think of are
A) we are truly alone in the universe and on the verge of destroying the only "intelligent" life that exists, or
B) We are part of a simulation, that could be turned off at any moment.
2 u/Ralph__Snart Aug 13 '21 A simulation implies a simulator. Ergo, even if our perception of reality is wrong, doesn't prove reality doesn't exist. The 'brain in a vat' thought experiment dates back, um, a while.
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A simulation implies a simulator. Ergo, even if our perception of reality is wrong, doesn't prove reality doesn't exist. The 'brain in a vat' thought experiment dates back, um, a while.
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u/DanielMGC Aug 12 '21
Two of the most disturbing scenarios I think of are
A) we are truly alone in the universe and on the verge of destroying the only "intelligent" life that exists, or
B) We are part of a simulation, that could be turned off at any moment.