[extropy-chat] Be[ing] or Not Be[ing]
Samantha Atkins
samantha at objectent.com
Thu Apr 15 08:23:08 UTC 2004
My personal favorite is that we caught in a loop of the first SAI
continuously simulating various variations of its own becoming and
incorporating the results. The great SAI snake has its tail in its
mouth, chewing away.
-s
On Apr 14, 2004, at 3:45 AM, Robert J. Bradbury wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Apr 2004, Johnius wrote:
>
>> One episode seemed to have 12-15 different 'scientists',
>> all of whom were doing everything in their power to refute
>> non-theistic science. [snip]
>
> One way to deal with this is to pose the question "What if we
> are in a simulation?" The Matrix series makes it much easier
> to pose this and papers & comments by Nick Bostrom and Robert
> Freitas provide reasonable academic background that may support
> that concept. If we *are* in a simulation you can force the
> theists back into the position that "yes" we are in a
> manufactured universe -- but it is one created as either
> a scientific experiment or a playtoy. Probably will not
> make most people operating on pure "faith" very happy.
>
> Robert
>
>
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