255. David Chalmers — Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
The Michael Shermer Show
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Are Simulations Really Useful for Predictive Purposes?
i liked your, your point in the book about we are using simulations like this for the weather. I could see actually, that being a really useful thing to do. Like, let's run ten thousand societies for a century and try every configuration of of political systems, economic systems, and see what happens. But if we don't simulate the simulation technology, then wekas got to be simulating a totally different scenario of how ol relationship would go in a world of no simulation technology. This could actually be some kind of principale f limitation of the use of simulations for tive purposes,. especially in a social context where they use them simulation technology may really make a difference.
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