Geoffrey MillerVerified account

Doesn’t this just replace “turtles” all the way down with “simulations”?

First time I heard about the simulation hypothesis was from one of @elonmusk talks. Biggest Holy Sh** moment of 2017.

I regret my retweet of this.

I find the hypotheses pointless. There’s no physical explanation for our sense of duality. I don’t know what it means exactly, but it may mean that something metaphysical exists. I don’t believe anyone can simulate it in any case. Without it, sims are just mindless programs.

I also like Stephen Wolfram's theory that fundamental reality is essentially digital. It's still turtles (simulations) all the way down. But if true it's a whole new can of worms anthropologically. Which I find super interesting.

Er... not even a bit

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08zb4d8 …