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Re:Your yearly dose of is-the-universe-a-simulation by tbabb on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @03:46AM (#13929132)
I think the fact that it is not falsifiable means that we should not believe it, but that doesn't mean it's not interesting.
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Re:Your yearly dose of is-the-universe-a-simulation by contravariant on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @07:16AM (#13930010)
Just because something is falsifiable doesn't mean you shouldn't ever believe it. It merely means you have to decide whether to believe it, it's negation, or neither, based on no evidence.

Keep in mind that most of mathematics isn't falsifiable either. Although I suppose it actually might be, unless it is consistent.

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