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submitted 7 months ago by JVT038@feddit.nl to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I don't think that we're in a simulation, but I do find myself occasionally entertaining the idea of it.

I think it would be kinda funny, because I have seen so much ridiculous shit in my life, that the idea that all those ridiculous things were simulated inside a computer or that maybe an external player did those things that I witnessed, is just too weird and funny at the same time lol.

Also, I play Civilizations VI and I occasionally wonder 'What if those settlers / soldiers / units / whatever are actually conscious. What if those lines of code actually think that they're alive?'. In that case, they are in a simulation. The same could apply to other life simulators, such as the Sims 4.

Idk, what does Lemmy think about it?

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[-] Omega_Haxors@lemmy.ml 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

It's just Pascal's Wager with silicon valley tech dude bros standing in for the role of god. Really hard to unsee once you notice it.

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