If it was proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that we were living in a simulation what would be your next move? (lemmy.world)

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[-] JohnnyEnzyme@lemm.ee 8 points 14 hours ago

Agree. It's a lot like the 'free will' exercise to me-- an interesting thought experiment that AFAIK doesn't help too much in the actual living of a life.

Also, I propose that we arguably already know that we're living in a simulation, and it makes no real difference. I.e., we've identified the wave-vs-particle effect, the four forces of the universe, a bunch of physical and chemical laws, and are continually refining our understanding of it all, via science, and possibly even metaphysics.

But far as we know, it's all just building blocks, dimensions, and laws so to speak. A super-amazing simulation as it were. What's wrong with that?

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