There may in fact be giant pink invisible unicorns flying around SJ but yes it's not worth airing speculation about as you say. Now the notion of simulated reality is ancient if not prehistoric and may have been around for hundreds of thousands of years. And this perhaps influenced the evolution of our minds in significant ways? It has definitely influenced civilization (religions, philosophy, etc.). A simulation is worthy of speculation. > From: Samantha Atkins [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > What I was trying to say is similar to - let's say that you are trying > to > > prove using only your eyeballs that a certain substance emits light. > If you > > see light emitted you proved it. If you don't see the light then you > > haven't proven it because the substance may be emitting light on a > > wavelength that your eyeballs don't see. Same thing with a > simulation. If > > we can see it is a simulation with current instruments then it is, but > if > > not, that just means that our latest instruments may not be able to > detect > > it. It doesn't rule out a simulation. > > > > > > I can't prove that there aren't thousands of invisible pink unicorns > flying around San Jose either. But that doesn't make it worth airing > speculation about. Only evidence or at least explanatory and predictive > power could. > > - s >
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