Former NASA scientist doing experiment to prove we live in a simulation

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Would it matter?

If science can one day make a convincing case for a multiverse, would there be any difference between that reality and innumerable simulated universes?

Would there be a difference between existing in a universe created by a divine being and one created by a species advanced enough to create a simulated universe populated with sentient beings?

There is the risk that unblinding coincides with the end of experimental value.

The question remains. Would that matter?

I think maybe they’re implying that if the experiment lacks value, funding for it will dry up and our simulated reality will get shut down. So it’s only the end of the universe as we know it. I’m sure that doesn’t matter…

Lack of curiosity is strong with this one.

By simulation, scientists generally don't mean: we're all plugged into the matrix. What they mean is that this three dimensional reality we're experiencing is a projection of some sort of higher dimensional reality.

It sounds like he is talking about an actual simulation:

> Basically, his idea was that if we progress far enough technologically, we'll probably end up running a simulation of our ancestors. Give those simulated ancestors enough time, and they'll end up simulating their own ancestors. Eventually, most minds in existence will be inside layers of simulations — meaning that we probably are too.

> What they mean is that this three dimensional reality we're experiencing is a projection of some sort of higher dimensional reality.

I think, that's also true for holography.

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