Simulation Argument
The Simulation Argument suggests that advanced computation may enable the creation of detailed simulations containing emulated conscious entities. If such simulations are possible, statistical reasoning indicates that it's likely we are already living in a simulated reality. This idea hinges on the advancement of computational technology to a level where simulating entire histories with conscious beings is feasible. This perspective prompts a reevaluation of the nature of our existence, considering it as potentially one among many computed realities.
This is a list of articles that Lincoln Cannon has written about the Simulation Argument. A full archive of all articles that Lincoln has published since 2005 is also available. You may also search for articles and other content that's available on any of Lincoln's websites.
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Still Insane for Believing the Simulation Hypothesis
A decade ago, Blake Ostler called me insane for believing in the Simulation Hypothesis. Today, a friend brought to my ...
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You Should Hope You're Living in a Computed World
Celebrity technologist Elon Musk recently suggested that we may be living in a computer simulation. Of course this made technology ...
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Review of Your Digital Afterlives by Eric Steinhart
It took me two years to read the 216 pages in Eric Steinhart’s book, Your Digital Afterlives: Computational Theories of ...
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Are We Living in a Family History Simulation?
Last time I posted, we imagined that one of the things we might do with vast computing resources in the ...
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Living in an undecidable halting problem of evil?
For some computer programs, we can know in advance how they will run, when they will stop, and what results ...
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Sam Harris Asks, Should we be Mormons in the Matrix?
In a recent post to his blog, Sam Harris asks, “Should we be Mormons in the Matrix?” Sam is (in)famous ...
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The Big Bang from Posthuman Computers in Black Holes?
A friend asked for my opinion on what came before the big bang. I’m not a physicist or cosmologist, but ...
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The Creation Argument
I’ve blogged time and again about the Simulation Argument, formulated by Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom. Basically, the argument holds that ...
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The Universe IS the Neohuman
I’ve mentioned before, but want to make more explicit here, the idea that there seems to be no reason to ...
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Are you part of the NeverEnding Story?
For family home evening, we watched the movie, “NeverEnding Story.” It’s the one from the ’80s with a boy who ...
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Simulation Argument and Synthetic Worlds without End
The Simulation Argument has been getting a lot of attention since being referenced by the New York Times. Writing for ...
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Are you living in worlds without end?
As recently reported by the Register and Slashdot, the United States military is using powerful computers to run increasingly detailed ...