Vincitas-Mork Venaas: It is absolutely conceivable that we live in a simulation. He says dark matter and dark energy are just parameters set by the simulation runners. The idea that they did it to confuse us, he finds pretty wildly unrealistic. "I don't even think that I would ever come to the point where, oh, it must be simulated," writes Venaas.
Welcome to the April 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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