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> … and you have no way to tell. This is exactly my point. If we have no way to tell, what experiment could you possibly use to test whether we’re in a simulation or not? The simulation hypothesis lacks falsifiability and is pseudoscience.


the "it's not a simulation" hypothesis lacks falsifiability.

also, falsifiability lacks falsifiability.

don't make up complex axioms and then believe in them on faith.

Occam's razor: if the universe can be simulated, then whatever form the simulation takes is the simpler explanation for the turtles all the way down.

if the universe can't be simulated, explain how you know that.




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