+OverSword Posted September 11, 2018 #101 Share Posted September 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, danydandan said: Hugh assumption. Sure I do, I play D&D. But we are talking about reality here. When people claim to know the nature of reality I take off my warlock hat and put on my skeptical hat. Fair enough. I was banned by my brother and his friends from playing D&D. They created their own cakewalk dungeons placing incredible weapons and armor to find giving their characters more power than anything the demigods and deities book so one day as the DM I killed them all 1 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danydandan Posted September 11, 2018 #102 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: I have three. If I one day write them, it will be sort of an anthology. Ehhhhhj the Matrix. It's that what they did, specifically Neo isn't it? Edited September 11, 2018 by danydandan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #103 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, danydandan said: Ehhhhhj the Matrix. It's that what they did, specifically Neo isn't it? I actually have three totally independent stories. None of them includes a "body used as battery" on the outside. They are different in perspective and characters. 1 is from within (our reality). 1 is from both. And the last is from the outside. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danydandan Posted September 11, 2018 #104 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 21 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: I actually have three totally independent stories. None of them includes a "body used as battery" on the outside. They are different in perspective and characters. 1 is from within (our reality). 1 is from both. And the last is from the outside. Pretty sure Iain M Banks has a culture novel like that. I'll have to think really hard to remember the name. Surface Detail......... I think broached thr subject with simulation wars, where the simulated people in the Wars didn't know they were simulated. I also remember The Algebraist was about how Religions would respond if we were in a simulation. Count Zero, can't recall the Author, is good too. Philip Dick wrote alot of novels based on a simulation, Darwinia too and my all time favorite The Hitchhikers Guide to the Universe. (Galaxy) Edited September 11, 2018 by danydandan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #105 Share Posted September 11, 2018 23 minutes ago, danydandan said: Pretty sure Ian M Banks has a culture novel like that. I'll have to think really hard to remember the name https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Banks maybe you can find it there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danydandan Posted September 11, 2018 #106 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iain_Banks maybe you can find it there... Nah just used the alphabet memory helper game. He's probably my favorite Author. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted September 11, 2018 #107 Share Posted September 11, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 8:39 AM, Dark_Grey said: Geez I thought we liked Elon? Why has everyone done a sudden 180? If his shareholders have a problem with him smoking pot, maybe they should step out of the 1980's and realize it's not a taboo drug any more. Hell, a lot of programmers and app developers are micro-dosing acid, for crying out loud. Elon will be fine as long as "the big 3" don't sabatoge the future of Tesla You mean Volkswagen, Toyota and Honda? This just sounds like Elon just needs his meds adjusted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted September 11, 2018 #108 Share Posted September 11, 2018 15 minutes ago, paperdyer said: You mean Volkswagen, Toyota and Honda? This just sounds like Elon just needs his meds adjusted. Ford, Chevrolet and GMC. I still don't understand what Elon did or said in this podcast that is out of character for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #109 Share Posted September 11, 2018 If you combine the absurdness of this world, with the common intuition that a creator exists, and add quamtum weirdness - we get a virtual reality, where simulated intelligent people try to run a world (not very successful), and they sense that this is all "made", and the most obvious evidence is found in micro data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 11, 2018 #110 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, OverSword said: Nobody forces you to discuss it. Just like no one asked you for your pointless opinion on my comment. The "Reality is a simulation" theory is all the rage now - I don't believe it and I'm tired of hearing about it and said as much. So what? Does that bother you? Too bad. It's just as valid an opinion as any other. Edited September 11, 2018 by moonman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #111 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, moonman said: Just like no one asked you for your pointless opinion on my comment. I found his opinion very current. Why enter a debate just to tell you dislike it or find it irrelevant? That is truly pointless. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 11, 2018 #112 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, sci-nerd said: I found his opinion very current. Why enter a debate just to tell you dislike it or find it irrelevant? That is truly pointless. /\ Another pointless comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #113 Share Posted September 11, 2018 7 minutes ago, moonman said: /\ Another pointless comment. Does two times pointless make a point? Hmmm...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 11, 2018 #114 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: Does two times pointless make a point? Hmmm...... I'm going with "no" on that. Edited September 11, 2018 by moonman 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #115 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, moonman said: I'm going with "no" on that. In your profile you write: Being open-minded is good. Being so open-minded that your brain falls out, not so much. May I add: Being to narrow-minded might deprive your brain of oxygen. 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 11, 2018 #116 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, sci-nerd said: In your profile you write: Being open-minded is good. Being so open-minded that your brain falls out, not so much. May I add: Being to narrow-minded might deprive your brain of oxygen. You could add that, but it's stupid and doesn't fit. In that regard, it's a lot like the "reality is a simulation" theory du jour we have too much of these days. Edited September 11, 2018 by moonman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiff Posted September 11, 2018 #117 Share Posted September 11, 2018 4 minutes ago, moonman said: You could add that, but it's stupid and doesn't fit. In that regard, it's a lot like the "reality is a simulation" theory. ^ Pointless comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 11, 2018 #118 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Just now, Stiff said: ^ Pointless comment /\ double pointless x2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonman Posted September 11, 2018 #119 Share Posted September 11, 2018 (edited) Just now, moonman said: /\ double pointless x2 x infinity no backsies Edited September 11, 2018 by moonman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep73 Posted September 11, 2018 #120 Share Posted September 11, 2018 STOP! HAMMERTIME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAyMO Posted September 11, 2018 #121 Share Posted September 11, 2018 4 hours ago, White Crane Feather said: Tesla’s are selling faster than they can make them. that wouldn't be hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 11, 2018 #122 Share Posted September 11, 2018 3 hours ago, danydandan said: Hugh assumption. Sure I do, I play D&D. But we are talking about reality here. When people claim to know the nature of reality I take off my warlock hat and put on my skeptical hat. What if it isn't a simulated reality, but one of pure hallucination? https://www.businessinsider.com/neuroscientist-explains-why-reality-hallucination-meaning-2018-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danydandan Posted September 11, 2018 #123 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, XenoFish said: What if it isn't a simulated reality, but one of pure hallucination? https://www.businessinsider.com/neuroscientist-explains-why-reality-hallucination-meaning-2018-3 That be cool. But if your hallucinating inside an hallucination what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 11, 2018 #124 Share Posted September 11, 2018 14 minutes ago, danydandan said: That be cool. But if your hallucinating inside an hallucination what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 11, 2018 #125 Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 hour ago, moonman said: Just like no one asked you for your pointless opinion on my comment. The "Reality is a simulation" theory is all the rage now - I don't believe it and I'm tired of hearing about it and said as much. So what? Does that bother you? Too bad. It's just as valid an opinion as any other. So if you're tired of it then why discuss it? You must be pretty bored. 3 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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