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A comment on A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Everything (1999). Parent comment

Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by psyc on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:13AM (#14096558)
Like is the operative word.

Also: https://imgur.com/a/Bg9WH

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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by ThomPete on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:45AM (#14096709)
Sure just as you are like me but different or i am like a monkey but different. We are all simulating a reality.
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by psyc on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @01:40PM (#14099888)
I agree that computation is the best metaphor we have to date, for everything.
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Re:A Computer Scientist’s View of Life, the Universe, and Ev... by simonh on Wednesday April 12, 2017 @07:25AM (#14096617)
We're special!
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