<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think "we simulate what we are living in" according to the little we know. > Such 'simulation' - 'simplification' - 'modeling' - 'metaphorizing' - or > weven > 'harrypotterizing' things we think does not change the "unknown/unknowable" > we live in. We just think "and therefore we think we are.
John I'm encouraged by the above to ask if you have any views deriving from this vis-a-vis the 'first person prime' thread? David > Nick (and List): > just a short remark to the very first words of your post below (mostly > erased): > > > > If we are living in a simulation .....< > I think this is the usual pretension (not only on this list). > I think "we simulate what we are living in" according to the little we know. > Such 'simulation' - 'simplification' - 'modeling' - 'metaphorizing' - or > weven > 'harrypotterizing' things we think does not change the "unknown/unknowable" > we live in. We just think "and therefore we think we are. > > Most ignorantly and commonsensically yours > > John M > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick Prince" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 5:05 PM > Subject: RE: The moral dimension of simulation > > > > If we are living in a simulation (and I believe the matrix hypothesis is a > > real possibility) and if we are all just software constructs then the > > architect has some options available to it. > SNIP --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
