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The Simulation Hypothesis
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2017-10-06 at 10:55 AM UTC
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2017-10-06 at 11 AM UTC
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2017-10-06 at 11:04 AM UTC
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2017-10-06 at 11:29 AM UTCIt's information bro, you wouldn't get it
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2017-10-06 at 11:57 AM UTCI have a great UDP joke but you might not get it
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2017-10-06 at 2:48 PM UTC
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2017-10-06 at 3:53 PM UTC
Originally posted by Lanny It's reasonable to at least float the idea that complex models don't give way to simple ones, indeed much of the sciences progress by taking simplistic models and creating more complex but accurate incremental replacements. But simpler models outmoding more complex ones is not without precedent. Phlogiston models of combustion are frequently considered more complex than their modern replacements, and a great example in the motion of heavenly bodies is the heliocentric model's simplicity relative to the geocentric model it replaced. Anticipating the motion of planets was a lot more complex under the geocentric model. At at very least we can rule out any general principle that more accurate models need be as or more complex than the ones they replace.
and yet you think you need to express yourself and convey your thoughts is such a complex manner with such an elaborate grammar for something so simple. -
2017-10-06 at 4:25 PM UTC
Originally posted by Open Your Mind I already gave you one example of information. Here is another:
I think you can find definitions in the dictionary.
Ok Obbe, I thought you were about to make an interesting point about the idea of reality being a simulation, but I now see that you're shitposting to avoid arguing with me for fear of being wrong. -
2017-10-06 at 5:17 PM UTC
Originally posted by Captain Falcon Ok Obbe, I thought you were about to make an interesting point about the idea of reality being a simulation, but I now see that you're shitposting to avoid arguing with me for fear of being wrong.
But it is interesting. That art is information, or at least a way of expressing information. I could have just posted some math or some code too, but no matter what I post you would still call it wrong. It's information bud. -
2017-10-06 at 5:43 PM UTC
Originally posted by Open Your Mind But it is interesting. That art is information, or at least a way of expressing information. I could have just posted some math or some code too, but no matter what I post you would still call it wrong. It's information bud.
It's a way of expressing information, sure. But you aren't fleshing out your idea of what "simulation" is a metaphor for, what "a sea of information" specifically refers to. You're trying your hardest to not actually make a concrete statement about your stupid ass views because you're afraid I'm going to ream you. But I'm actually interested, if you can put a coherent point together, which you're not doing. -
2017-10-06 at 6:03 PM UTC
Originally posted by Captain Falcon It's a way of expressing information, sure. But you aren't fleshing out your idea of what "simulation" is a metaphor for, what "a sea of information" specifically refers to. You're trying your hardest to not actually make a concrete statement about your stupid ass views because you're afraid I'm going to ream you. But I'm actually interested, if you can put a coherent point together, which you're not doing.
But I'm not at all interested in what your stupid ass opinions of my views are. A sea of information is like the pictures I posted, or like a bunch of one's and zeros - however you want to visualize it will never be accurate though. -
2017-10-06 at 6:19 PM UTC
Originally posted by Open Your Mind But I'm not at all interested in what your stupid ass opinions of my views are.
You don't need to be interested in my opinions; I dismantle you with pure logic.A sea of information is like the pictures I posted, or like a bunch of one's and zeros - however you want to visualize it will never be accurate though.
I asked you to elaborate on the concept here. Instead you're further cementing it as some meaningless bullshit. -
2017-10-06 at 6:37 PM UTC
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2017-10-06 at 6:47 PM UTC"Pure concentrate."
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2017-10-06 at 7:02 PM UTCpure ayy
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2017-10-06 at 7:33 PM UTC
… To some theorists, the duality isn’t just mathematical. The universe as we experience it, they say, may actually be the projection of information encoded on some distant cosmic boundary. Where this boundary lies and how the projection occurs are still open questions, but these theorists argue that our reality may be, in essence, a hologram analogous to the silvery images on museum store postcards.
… Quantum information is useful stuff—but what is it telling us about the essential nature of our reality? Some thinkers argue that it suggests our entire universe is itself a quantum computer. -
2017-10-06 at 7:38 PM UTCSo yet again, philosophical discussion turns into a circlejerk argument over semantics.
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