The Boltzmann-Brain scenario is thermal fluctuations in an eternally existing physical configuration. We don't know what the simulators can do, or what they're interested in doing. The idea of skeptical scenarios has a very long philosophical pedigree. I'm not a Kantian constructivist, I'm a human constructivist. Constructivists think that morality or moral rules are not just located out there in the world, they are constructed by us humans.
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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