Simulation Theory

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf philosophical hypothesis
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs simulation hypothesis
gptkbp:category gptkb:philosophy
philosophy of technology
thought experiment
existential risk
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:David_Chalmers
gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkb:Neil_deGrasse_Tyson
gptkb:Sam_Harris
gptkb:Scott_Adams
gptkbp:hasArgument posthuman civilization could run ancestor simulations
probability we are in a simulation is nonzero
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simulation Theory
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Descartes
gptkb:science_fiction
gptkbp:opposedBy lack of empirical evidence
computational limits
simulation argument is unfalsifiable
gptkbp:popularizedBy gptkb:Nick_Bostrom
gptkbp:proposedBy reality is an artificial simulation
gptkbp:publicationYear 2003
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Philosophical_Quarterly
gptkbp:referencedIn gptkb:Black_Mirror
gptkb:The_Matrix
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:artificial_intelligence
metaphysics
philosophy of mind
virtual reality
brain in a vat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Oasis
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5