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Physics, philosophy, complexity; thinking, writing, talking. @Caltech & @SFIscience. Host, #MindscapePodcast. Married to @JenLucPiquant. He/him.

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    Sean Carroll‏Verified account @seanmcarroll 4 Oct 2017

    Nobody has shown that we can’t/don’t live in a computer simulation. And they never will.https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3482 

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      1. Sean Carroll‏Verified account @seanmcarroll 4 Oct 2017

        (But I’d recommend not worrying about it, until good evidence comes along that it’s actually true.)

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      1. Ψ&Ψ | ɘʏɘ ɘɔᴎɘiɔꙅ‏ @BurntSynapse 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @seanmcarroll

        Works for any hidden variable theory, AFAICT. ⚖️🔭🚀🔬

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      2. Rate My Take‏ @ratemytake 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @seanmcarroll

        .@seanmcarroll Sean Carroll, your take has been rated:pic.twitter.com/M3jcg6E53e

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      3. God’s Strongest Soldier‏ @alextheanalyzer 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @ratemytake @seanmcarroll

        This take was rated far too hot

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      2. Christopher Burke  🇦🇺‏ @craznar 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @seanmcarroll

        "remains unfalsifiable" = not science.

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      3. Bethankit Hums‏ @tangibullah 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @craznar @seanmcarroll

        Non, ceci n'est pas francais.

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      2. Brent Kaleas‏ @BKaleas 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @seanmcarroll

        You just have to prove that trump is a virus

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      3. Richard Clark‏ @rwclark75 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @BKaleas @seanmcarroll

        He's doing that all by himself.

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      2. Yastafari‏ @yasterfari 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @seanmcarroll

        Excuse the question of grunt but are we part of or just in the simulation

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      3. Yastafari‏ @yasterfari 4 Oct 2017
        Replying to @yasterfari @seanmcarroll

        And if we are part of that simulation what kind of algorithm would account for @KTHopkins ?

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