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SF author, he/him. Next novella: ESCAPE FROM PUROLAND (July '21): Next novel: INVISIBLE SUN (Sept '21). Resident of Edinburgh, Scotland.

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    Charlie Stross‏Verified account @cstross 28 Nov 2020

    Charlie Stross Retweeted Kahner Macleod of the Clan MacRodriguez

    The simulation hypothesis is this century’s iteration of the same theological design pattern as the Omphalos hypothesis. Same thing, only minus the Jeeezus stuff.https://twitter.com/ftrodriguez/status/1332787630161977345 …

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    Kahner Macleod of the Clan MacRodriguez @ftrodriguez
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    the absurdity of this year has convinced me we live in a simulation, and whoever's in charge is a terrible writer.
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      2. Olivier Galibert‏ @o_galibert 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @cstross

        It has the same breaking feature as the jeeezus one though, why the hell the entities doing a universe-sized simulation would care about the small data packet called the human race

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      3. Charlie Stross‏Verified account @cstross 28 Nov 2020
        Replying to @o_galibert

        Exactly. See also this takedown (by me) from 2016: http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2016/06/cytological-utopia-and-the-rap.html …

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      1. Major Good Vibes‏ @MikePerryavatar 28 Nov 2020
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        I'm always learning something new from you.

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      1. Mister Fengi‏ @MrFengi 28 Nov 2020
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        A far more coherent explanation is the Orbis Tertius was real, but the Tlön it is manifesting is a lot more stupid than the subjective idealism Borges suggested becuase Ezra Buckley was just a rabid, fanciful narcissist.

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      1. Ethan Fremen‏ @mindlace 28 Nov 2020
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        How much of it is that, and how much of it is a reflection of our sensory world becoming mediated? Like... I feel like it's semi-awareness of our world as a socio-technical construct. Ultimately we do live in a brain-produced sim, so it seems like basis could be deeper

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      2. Julian Lighton‏ @jl8e 28 Nov 2020
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        I like the counterargument I saw in @JanelleCShane ‘s book: if we were in a simulation, there would be life forms that have evolved to take advantage of the bugs and rounding errors

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      3. direct antistate stimulation‏ @the_damn_muteKi 28 Nov 2020
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        Predators that attack by glitching through sloped surfaces

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