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On the other hand...

Fox — 12/10/2006 3:16:19 AM (archived)

...the universe may be a simulation. Not that I believe that, but... could we ever know?

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Why Are We Here? Theoreticians Debate the Fundamentals - LJK - 12/5/2006 7:14:23 PM
- anthropists parallel the argument used to prove that there is fate... - alcaray - 12/8/2006 7:46:50 PM
  - re: The problem with fate - Raoul - 12/8/2006 9:15:33 PM
    - The "men who control other men" are men too. - alcaray - 12/9/2006 7:13:54 PM
- The continuity of physical phenomenons gives the illusion of finality - Raoul - 12/5/2006 8:39:59 PM
  - Collisions simulation - SDF - 12/7/2006 7:48:09 PM
    - the universe does not run simulations - alcaray - 12/8/2006 6:54:39 PM
      - On the other hand... - Fox - 12/10/2006 3:16:19 AM
        
        If the simulators open a dialog with the simulatees? (n/t) - alcaray - 12/10/2006 6:03:02 AM
        
        Visitation - Fox - 12/10/2006 7:57:44 PM
        
        If you use our abilities as a model of how a simulator might do things... - alcaray - 12/11/2006 9:16:54 AM
        
        re: our abilities as a model - Fox - 12/12/2006 3:35:58 AM
    - re:Unpredictable! (n/t) - Raoul - 12/8/2006 6:32:01 AM
      - The Goldilocks Enigma: Why is the Universe Just Right for Life? - LJK - 12/8/2006 5:54:01 PM

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