I'm curious about what people on this site feel about the simulation hypothesis. In all honesty, I find the argument somewhat valid. As far as belief systems go, it is the most logical and by far more believable then any religious/spiritual postulacion yet contrived. Again, I would love to hear any feedback whatsoever even if you're adamantly dismissive of the concept, provided you do so with respect and decency. Thank you
I see it in a similar light as I see the 'free will' question.
How do we tell if it's true or not? What is the differentiator? If 'A', then it's all a simulation. Else 'not A', it's all real (whatever that is).
If you can't figure out how to tell one way or the other, play it however you want to. Nobody else will be able to see the difference either.
It leaves things in the agnostic realm; unknown and probably unknowable. That being the case, it's just as logical to assume we are not in a simulation. If you can't tell the difference, why assume (believe) it's a simulation? To do so would seem to me to be substituting religion with simulation belief.
Eh. Some links would be nice. I have watched DeGrasse Tyson talk on the idea, but he hasn't shown any specific evidence that I know about. Makes for a good story: we are sitting, forgotten, in a closet after some alien 7th grader placed third at the science fair. At some point things will degrade and holes will start to open up sucking we little simulated people into the darkness of nothing. Or, maybe not. We live, we die, our energy is released with our decaying cells and the nutrition that things obtain from eating our dead bodies.
If there is an alien civilization or entity powerful enough to simulate reality down to the quantum level, then how is that any different from theological concepts of divine pantheons or the Prime Mover creating heaven and earth? The evidence for either is the same.
So, explain the entire history of the Solar System, since several bajillions of years ago....?
Such ego-centricity!
Sorry but I don't understand what it is you are asking, and I genuinely want to intellectually "tighten up," so to speak. I very much value your retort, and I would love to respond to your question. Please, could you provide me more to work with.