Simulated Reality
Simulated realities or virtual realities is another theme that I have investigated for some time. I believe we are actually living in a virtual reality (VR) right now. We are not in Base reality. I explain this in depth in my book My Way Zen which is based on the seminal work by Tom Campbell which he calls My Big Toe - TOE = Theory of Everything.
Virtual Realities within Virtual realities
I loved the brief discussion in S3E1 where the question was asked are we living in a Virtual Reality within a Virtual Reality? Yes we are.
The Cradle
A VR with a VR
Here is a video that contains the sequence in S3E1 about the possibility of running a simulation within a simulation.
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According to Nick Bostrom - this is the most likely option - see below.
In the paper the Simulation argument by Nick Bostrum, there are 3 possibilities:
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humans go extinct before reaching "posthuman" stage
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any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run simulations of their evolutionary history
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we are almost certainly living in a simulation
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The first two possibilities are viewed as unlikely - so we are almost certainly living in a simulation.