Ep. 51 - Living in a Simulation

Have you ever thought that you might be living in a simulation?  A recent article from Popular Mechanics indicates there's a 50% chance that we *are* living in a simulation.  Today, we're going to dig into that idea and what it means.  

Join Rob as he discusses the article titled "Are We Living in a Simulation"

• https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34362527/are-we-living-in-a-simulation/

Simulation Theory is not new to me - I've heard it discussed several times on the Joe Rogan Experience, check out the following links below:

• Joe Rogan & Elon Musk - Are We in a Simulated Reality?
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cM690CKArQ
• AI Expert Lex Fridman Weighs in on Simulation Theory
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFID_rgzE_Y
• Joe Rogan & Dennis McKenna Go DEEP Into Simulation Theory
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0OClR1Wnzc

However, we'll discuss the main points in the article from Popular Mechanics

The 50/50 probability is rounded from a calculation whose outcome is more like 50.22222 to 49.77778. Scientific American cites the landmark 2003 paper “Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?” by philosopher Nick Bostrom. It’s worth reading Bostrom’s brief abstract in full:

“I argue that at least one of the following propositions is true: (1) the human species is very likely to become extinct before reaching a ‘posthuman’ stage; (2) any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of its evolutionary history (or variations thereof); (3) we are almost certainly living in a computer simulation. It follows that the belief that there is a significant chance that we shall one day become posthumans who run ancestor‐simulations is false, unless we are currently living in a simulation. I discuss some consequences of this result.”

• Scientific American points out that The Matrix and its sequels did a lot to push the simulation theory forward, but philosophers have speculated in this direction for thousands of years.
• Rob discusses the allegory of the cave, or Plato's Cave

But back to the article...it continues with:

But Bostrom’s simulation theory in particular pivots on computing power...and it goes into the dialogue with an astronomer and the philosopher Nick Bostrom himself.   Read more here:

• https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34362527/are-we-living-in-a-simulation/

Rob discusses his own personal experience with different realities...and how he is actively creating the next simulation.

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