Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live in a Simulation

Re:Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live i... by skue on Saturday July 27, 2024 @04:30PM (#41089122)

Would it matter?

If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes?

Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?

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Re:Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live i... by nixnixers on Saturday July 27, 2024 @04:44PM (#41089209)

There is the risk that unblinding coincides with the end of experimental value.

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Re:Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live i... by onionisafruit on Saturday July 27, 2024 @05:41PM (#41089534)

The question remains. Would that matter?

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Re:Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live i... by ickelbawd on Saturday July 27, 2024 @10:36PM (#41090857)

I think maybe they’re implying that if the experiment lacks value, funding for it will dry up and our simulated reality will get shut down. So it’s only the end of the universe as we know it. I’m sure that doesn’t matter…

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Re:Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live i... by bdjsiqoocwk on Saturday July 27, 2024 @05:48PM (#41089569)

You sound like a blue pill kinda guy.

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Re:Former NASA Scientist Doing Experiment to Prove We Live i... by unlisted7347 on Sunday July 28, 2024 @12:19AM (#41091196)

Lack of curiosity is strong with this one.

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