Are We Living In a Computer Simulation?

[anhinga_anhinga]

Cema pointed my attention to the fact that one of the smartest modern philosophers, Nick Bostrom, now has a separate Web site dedicated to the Simulation argument.

Comments

[anhinga-anhinga.livejournal.com]

Presumably, the Universe might be larger than what we usually think it is :-)

Basically, we usually refer to something described by the Big Bang model (or by some alternative models) as the Universe; this is what is being moved from the center.

The correct procedure is, of course, to stop calling this object "the Universe", and call it something like "the Astrophysical Space" :-) Given that the Astrophysical Space might be not very universal, we probably should not call it the Universe any longer :-)

[cema.livejournal.com]

I am not talking about the name.

The "simulation argument" as presented has holes in some important places. One of them is that the author glosses over the way the simulator decides how many details to simulate (and how to simulate them). This point is all handwaving and little substance, imho.

[anhinga-anhinga.livejournal.com]

Are you saying that you want substance and not handwaving in philosophy ?

:-) Would not this be too radical ? :-)

[cema.livejournal.com]

А иначе разговор напоминает спор древних греческих философов о том, какая материя первична: вода или огонь. Что может современная философия ответить на такой вопрос? Не даёт ответа, хихикает за углом.