Chuck Nice

Would a simulated reality change your definition of what possesses consciousness?

I like that.

Holy crap.

Wait a minute, so... Max Tegmark has written on that very subject.

Yeah, your buddy Max.

And his thing is like the entire universe is made of math because it goes down to particles and these particles have spin and, you know, so you can assign a value to them.

Uh...

Now all I can think about is a conscious rock.

I just love the idea.

So every time you go, what did I come upstairs for?

All right, bring it on.

All right, this is Dylan and Gordon Vu going to mash up their questions.

Hello, everyone from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I'm a senior in high school, and this question has been bugging me forever.

Do we have free will or is everything set in stone?

Are we living a predetermined life if we are in a simulation?

And then Gordon Vu says on top of that, if we manage to prove that we are living in a simulation, does that mean there is or is not a God?

Thank you.

Talking about some philosophical big gun questions.

Interesting, okay.