I like that, thanks! Spot on.
_____________________________________________ From: Jones Beene [mailto:jone...@pacbell.net] Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2013 8:13 AM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:What if we live in a simulated reality? The reason that the opinion of many scientists in this simulated reality discussion is not particularly valid or helpful - is they cannot divorce themselves from the idealism that somehow "logic" or truth is at the baseline of the Sim. Logic is not in any way a requirement for this kind of simulation. In fact some level of whim can be expected. Kokopelli and other tricksters are deeply imbedded in this Sim, no doubt in my mind :-) For instance, one of the commentators sez: "Learning we live in a simulation would make no more difference to my life than believing that the universe was seeded at the Big Bang," but he imagines the simulators as driven by a motivation to understand the cosmos, with no desire to interfere with their simulations for more selfish reasons. Not a valid assumption ! In fact, it is fairly juvenile to assume both a Sim and a lack of understanding. The programmers of "our" simulation (Planet Earth circa 21st century) could as easily be teenage students somewhere on a highly advance computer out there in the Chi Sagittarii star group... you know... the ones who coded in the infamous "Wow signal" 35 years ago... just to spice up the simulation. In fact, based on what we know firsthand - a more likely scenario for the "Mr Smiths" of our present simulation, is that some kind of a "gamer mentality" prevails at the highest level - and that a "desire to understand the cosmos" is ridiculous (their ancestors did that a million years ago). A gamer mentality, where there is some kind of underlying competition ongoing - this also explains why "evil" often wins, planned or unplanned. Of course, "evil" is often defined by those who have not succeeded despite thinking they had "God" on their side. Look how close the Nazi's came. In looking at the more general systemic forces which have been in conflict in humanity since about 1929 (probably the reboot of the current Sim) - which was a seminal year in human progression, it appears now that there could be a basic competition going on between programmers who want to determine which organizational system works best with humanoids to control their productive output. It is not capitalism, not communism, and not totalitarianism, and possibly may not involve our species in the end (except as the progenitors). Of course, the gamers are risking "exposure" now that A.I. is becoming closer to reality. A.I. may have developed a life (reality) of its own which clears up everything, and possibly within a few decades. OTOH, perhaps "A.I. itself" is more than a meme which is taking over the game, and "it" will soon expel both the Mr Smiths and the Matrix heroes and neos in favor of a species better able than homo sapiens to progress towards some unknown goal... (such as following instructions)... "ours but to do and die" ... lordy, lordy what a revolting development this is. :-) From: Blaze Spinnaker http://discovermagazine.com/home/issues/2013/dec/09%20do%20we%20live%20in%20 the%20matrix#.UpV2cGSOg9w <http://discovermagazine.com/home/issues/2013/dec/09%20do%20we%20live%20in%2 0the%20matrix> I was thinking that the quantum law that waveforms are not collapsed until observed is a useful law which would come in handy for simulation in terms of load balancing (no need to calculate the waveform until it's actually observed). Jones Beene wrote: Thirteenth Floor ... déjà vu all over again There is no defensible answer to "what is reality"... but if we add "Inception" to this 2005 list, which includes "Vanilla Sky," the "Matrix" films, "Minority Report," "Dark City" and "The Cube" ... we are left with a glimpse of something which defies logic --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com
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