Are You Living In A Computer Simulation? by Nick Bostrom (summary)
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"Are You Living In A Computer Simulation?" by Nick Bostrom explores the philosophical idea that our reality might be a simulation created by advanced beings. Bostrom argues that if it is possible to simulate consciousness and if future civilizations have the capability to create such simulations, then it is likely that we are living in one. He presents three possibilities: either civilizations don't advance to that point, they choose not to simulate realities, or we are indeed living in a simulation. Bostrom's thought-provoking hypothesis challenges traditional notions of reality, consciousness, and the nature of existence in a computer-simulated world.
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