
Ep 163: David Deutsch’s ”The Fabric of Reality” Chapter 8 ”The Significance of Life” Part 2
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Life is the means, presumably a necessary means, by which the effect referred to in the Turing principle have been implemented in nature. For example, the virtual reality programs that run on our computers and in our brains are indirect effects of human life. We know that anyone who claims that knowledge is not significant is trying to prophesy the growth of knowledge. And so it doesn't matter what the process is throughout the universe, what people will do about that thing at some point in the future cannot be known to us now. It's really interesting for someone who's a fan of the work of David Deutsch to see how even paying close attention to the book years ago. I still come across stuff
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