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jebarker
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The truth is always made of details
There's a similar point to be made about simulation. When philosophers suggest we might live in a a simulation I always wonder where the simulation would be running such that all this detail could be coherently generated.
r2_pilot
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The simulation only has to simulate one mind with enough details to keep the one mind occupied.
butlike
on Nov 16, 2023
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It can be lonely at the top, so maybe go for two.
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You could probably snapshot the universe in a hologram-esque structure when it's in a state of high entropy/low kinetic energy
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