Topic: Simulation Argument

Simulation Argument comes up in 1 chapter across 1 episode of The Higherside Chats Free Show, in November 2013.

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THC 80: Jim Elvidge | The Programmed Universe & Simulation Theory
• 19:58 - 22:28

THC 80: Jim Elvidge | The Programmed Universe & Simulation Theory

Nick Bostrom, Post-Humanism and Fractal Realities

The discussion covers Nick Bostrom's philosophical argument regarding post-humanism and the high probability that we are currently living in a simulation. If a civilization reaches the point of creating millions of simulations, the odds of being in the "original" reality are statistically insignificant. This leads to the concept of fractal realities, where simulations exist within simulations in an infinite loop.

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