Nick Bostrom

You look at patterns and extrapolate those.

You look at patterns and extrapolate those.

whether we are simulated or not, unless you have some direct insight into what the simulator's motives are, or like the precise way in which this simulation was set up, you just have to sort of look at what kind of simulation this appears to be and what seems to, you know, if you do A, you know, B follows, if

whether we are simulated or not, unless you have some direct insight into what the simulator's motives are, or like the precise way in which this simulation was set up, you just have to sort of look at what kind of simulation this appears to be and what seems to, you know, if you do A, you know, B follows, if

If you want to get into your car, you have to take out your car keys if you want to do this.

If you want to get into your car, you have to take out your car keys if you want to do this.

So I think that would be, to a first cut, the answer.

So I think that would be, to a first cut, the answer.

But then to the extent that you think you have some maybe probabilistic guesses about how these things are configured, that might give you sort of on the margin more reason to emphasize some hypothesis that otherwise would be less plausible.

But then to the extent that you think you have some maybe probabilistic guesses about how these things are configured, that might give you sort of on the margin more reason to emphasize some hypothesis that otherwise would be less plausible.

So for example,

So for example,

If we are not in a simulation and you have a secular materialistic outlook on life, then when we die, we die and that's it, right?

If we are not in a simulation and you have a secular materialistic outlook on life, then when we die, we die and that's it, right?

Where in a simulation, you could potentially be moving into a different simulation or uplifted to the level of the simulators.

Where in a simulation, you could potentially be moving into a different simulation or uplifted to the level of the simulators.

This would at least be on the table as possibilities.

This would at least be on the table as possibilities.

Similarly, if we are in basement physical reality, as far as we know, current physical theories say the world can't just suddenly pop out of existence.

Similarly, if we are in basement physical reality, as far as we know, current physical theories say the world can't just suddenly pop out of existence.