“The simulation argument is appealing, in part, because it gives atheists a way to talk about spirituality. The idea that we’re living in only a part of reality, with the whole permanently beyond our reach, can be a source of awe. About our simulators, one can ask the same questions one asks about God: Why did the creators of our world decide to include evil and suffering? (Can they change that setting in the preferences?)”
— Joshua Rothman, What Are the Odds We Are Living in a Computer Simulation? - The New Yorker
Tagged: The future, The Singularity, Nick Bostrom, The Simulation Theory, New Yorker Long Reads
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