Yunow: The idea that we might be living in assimulation is kind of horrifying to a lot of people, somehow less so to kids. Yunow: What gives our lives meaning is not how the world was created or how it's run, but things like the relationships that we have and communities that weare pout at. But i don't see why that's any different in principle from saying there's a god who created our world and has power over it.
Philosopher David Chalmers reckons there’s a 25% chance that we are living in a simulation. And he’s OK with it.
David's new book is "Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy."
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