Choosing virtual reality | David Chalmers
Philosophy For Our Times
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The Experience Machine Is Not Preprogrammed
Can one have a meaningful life in a virtual world? Can life in viar be as good or better than life in non virtual reality? And again, there's a long history of people saying no to these questions. In 19 74 the philosopher robert nosik put forward his fable of the experience machine. He gave three reasons why you shouldn't enter it: 'The experimente machine is pre programmed and prescripted' But i don't think any of them are good reasons not to enter vr. You're in contact with genuine reality inside var. It may be digital reality, but it's not an illusion. That needn't be an illusion.
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