Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?

Re:Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? by SeanDav on Monday April 11, 2016 @05:23PM (#11475223)

There is a rather interesting science fiction movie, called "The Thirteenth Floor", that explores this concept, in fact if I remember correctly it talks about nested simulated worlds.

This makes perfect sense to me, if the theory that we are living in a simulated universe is correct, the exact same logic would apply to the beings that are running the programs to simulate us and so on, ad infinitum.

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Re:Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? by jgroszko on Monday April 11, 2016 @05:41PM (#11475359)

There were a couple different movies that explored this theme around the time The Matrix came out. eXistenZ is another one that I enjoyed a lot, where video games become completely immersive, but there's still a few tropes like vapid NPCs and generic place names that kind of give it away.

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Re:Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? by anexprogrammer on Monday April 11, 2016 @11:35PM (#11477059)

There was a late night TV show. 80s Twilight Zone or something of similar vintage.

Height of the Cold War, on the brink of Nuclear War which after a series of cock-ups arrives and MAD results. Camera pulls back to reveal "Game Over", then further to show two alien teens at an arcade machine. A short exchange and another coin in the slot to start at pre-life. Show ends.

Was refreshingly well done.

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Re:Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? by trendnet on Monday April 11, 2016 @10:29PM (#11476803)

I personally prefer Fassbinder's Welt am Draht more. The atmosphere and cinematography are breathtaking.

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