Nick Bostrom

What is it for?

What is it for?

You know, what else is going on in this forest around us?

You know, what else is going on in this forest around us?

I tend to punt on the probability question there.

I tend to punt on the probability question there.

I often

I often

get asked, but I've refrained from putting an exact number on it.

get asked, but I've refrained from putting an exact number on it.

I take it as a very serious possibility though.

I take it as a very serious possibility though.

The simulation argument itself that

The simulation argument itself that

you're referring to the paper that was published in 2002, only demonstrates that one of three possibilities obtains, one of which is the simulation hypothesis.

you're referring to the paper that was published in 2002, only demonstrates that one of three possibilities obtains, one of which is the simulation hypothesis.

But the simulation argument itself doesn't tell us which one of those three.

But the simulation argument itself doesn't tell us which one of those three.

So you need to sort of bring additional considerations to bear.

So you need to sort of bring additional considerations to bear.