Re: Are we simulated by some massive computer?

From: George Levy <glevy.domain.name.hidden>
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 22:12:09 -0700

Hi Stephen

Stephen Paul King wrote:

> Dear George,
>
> My take of Russell's post is:
>
> Unless the creature had some experience that was not dismissible
> as a hallucination (1st person) and/or was witness by others (a proxy
> of 3rd person?) that lead him to the conclusion that it existed within
> a virtual reality then it would have no ability to make such a deduction.

True. But from its own point of view its world would then be
indeterminate. The creature would occupy several worlds as long as this
indeterminacy exists.

George
Received on Wed May 12 2004 - 01:15:58 PDT