From 2ebdca745d6f69e343e4476c3d480ae617105d07 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jet Hughes Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 11:18:27 +1200 Subject: [PATCH] vault backup: 2022-07-25 11:18:27 --- content/notes/095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation.md | 6 +++++- content/notes/philosophize-this.md | 2 +- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/notes/095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation.md b/content/notes/095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation.md index 620dae402..2852f2885 100644 --- a/content/notes/095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation.md +++ b/content/notes/095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation.md @@ -9,5 +9,9 @@ This question is becoming more and more popular. breif note about descartes "cogito ergo sum". I think before I am. He systematically doubted everything and realised that the only thing he couldn't doubt was that since he was able to doubt, and he was thinking, he must exist. From this base be built up a sort of proof that the world is real. But it wasn't very good and he made many assuptions along the way. +Drake equation: calculated the probability of other life based on number of planets, galaxies etc. Gave rise to the fermi paradox: why are there no aliens. + 2005 paper about are we living in a simulation presented three options: -1. we die +1. we go extinct before we are able to create the technology +2. we reach the point where we can but for some ethical or otherwise reason we dont want to +3. we do develop the technology and we do create simulations. In which case since there is only one base reality and many simulated ones, we are most likely living in a simulation. diff --git a/content/notes/philosophize-this.md b/content/notes/philosophize-this.md index 1e310ba00..8181bb1d1 100644 --- a/content/notes/philosophize-this.md +++ b/content/notes/philosophize-this.md @@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ tags: - [092-nietzsche-pt3-thus-spole-zarathustra](notes/092-nietzsche-pt3-thus-spole-zarathustra.md) - [093-nietzsche-pt4-love](notes/093-nietzsche-pt4-love.md) - [094-a-look-at-suffering](notes/094-a-look-at-suffering.md) -- \ No newline at end of file +- [095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation](notes/095-are-we-living-in-a-simulation.md) \ No newline at end of file