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21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Aardvark OP 16 Mar \ parent \ on: Would you want to know if this were all a simulation? Why? AskSN
That's actually a really good point. I never really considered it, but it actually wouldn't change anything.
Philosophically, I think the right starting place is the fact that we have conscious experiences. That's the most indisputable fact and it's true regardless of what's generating those experiences.
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I may be moderately more anxious about who's in control and whether or not they would shut down the simulation, which intellectually i know is pointless. I don't spend any time worrying about a supernova annihilating out solar system....
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As near as I can tell, everyone's understanding of the universe includes something that's capable of unexpectedly ending all life on Earth.
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