Simulation hypothesis
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simulation-hypothesis-216-4070406
title:
Simulation hypothesis
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The simulation hypothesis proposes that what sentient beings experience as the world is actually a simulated reality, such as a computer simulation in which sentient beings themselves are constructs. There has been much debate over this topic, ranging from philosophical discourse to practical applications in computing. The simulation hypothesis, as formulated by Nick Bostrom, is part of a long tradition of skeptical scenarios. It was presented by Bostrom as not merely a philosophical speculation
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encyclopedia
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Hypothesis that reality could be a computer simulation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis
date created:
2007-03-07T12:51:48Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T22:45:02Z
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