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Re:Scientists are looking for ways to put the simulation hyp... by ASipos on Thursday October 04, 2018 @03:19PM (#18142795)
I wasn't referring to the finiteness of the simulation, but rather to the fact that the notion of necessary truth (the box operator) is replaced by high probability. (I'm specifically referring to the modern modal versions of the ontological argument, which are not subject to Kant's objection.)
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Re:Scientists are looking for ways to put the simulation hyp... by warent on Thursday October 04, 2018 @04:55PM (#18143583)
There's too much jargon here for me to follow what you're saying. I'm not sure what you mean by "box operator" or "modern modal versions of the ontological argument", nor do I know what Kant's objection is.
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