Re "Everything you know may just be part of a Matrix-style simulation":
Yes - but how do those running the simulation (advanced humans, robots or aliens) know that they are not themselves part of a higher-level simulation? And as the argument would also apply to those other programmers, etc, etc, you have an infinite regress. As that doesn't hold water we can discount the first step. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, <jr_esq@...> wrote : Some scientists claim this to be true. But IMO they may be correct for entirely another reason. Specifically, our lives don't continue forever, our Sun will not shine forever, and the universe will someday disappear into photons of light. As such, is it possible for our consciousness or spirit to find an eternal abode in paradise? Are Humans Really Part Of A Game For Robots? Scientists Claim The Universe Could Be FAKE http://news.yahoo.com/are-humans-really-part-of-a-game-for-advanced-115946597.html http://news.yahoo.com/are-humans-really-part-of-a-game-for-advanced-115946597.html Are Humans Really Part Of A Game For Robots? Scientis... http://news.yahoo.com/are-humans-really-part-of-a-game-for-advanced-115946597.html Everything you know may just be part of a Matrix-style simulation, according to physicists who claim that we could all be part of a giant GAME. A new theory ha... View on news.yahoo.com http://news.yahoo.com/are-humans-really-part-of-a-game-for-advanced-115946597.html Preview by Yahoo
