now Brian green he’s best known to the public for popularizing string theory
public for popularizing string theory
public for popularizing string theory and his earliest book the elegant
and his earliest book the elegant
and his earliest book the elegant universe was a mega bestseller back in
universe was a mega bestseller back in
universe was a mega bestseller back in 1999 and it was followed up with a book
1999 and it was followed up with a book
1999 and it was followed up with a book called the fabric of the cosmos space
called the fabric of the cosmos space
called the fabric of the cosmos space time and the texture of reality now
time and the texture of reality now
time and the texture of reality now that’s that touches on so much and it it
that’s that touches on so much and it it
that’s that touches on so much and it it enables him to think about so many
enables him to think about so many
enables him to think about so many interesting branches of physics that
interesting branches of physics that
interesting branches of physics that intrigue us and in 2003 there’s a paper
intrigue us and in 2003 there’s a paper
intrigue us and in 2003 there’s a paper published by a philosopher from the
published by a philosopher from the
published by a philosopher from the University of Oxford on whether or not
University of Oxford on whether or not
University of Oxford on whether or not the universe is a simulation and I had
the universe is a simulation and I had
the universe is a simulation and I had to ask Brian Greene if he thought this
to ask Brian Greene if he thought this
to ask Brian Greene if he thought this could actually be possible just to get
could actually be possible just to get
could actually be possible just to get it get a professional opinion on this
it get a professional opinion on this
it get a professional opinion on this let’s find out if it’s the case that one
let’s find out if it’s the case that one
let’s find out if it’s the case that one day we can have computers that can
day we can have computers that can
day we can have computers that can recreate a reality in bits and bytes
recreate a reality in bits and bytes
recreate a reality in bits and bytes that has such verisimilitude that their
that has such verisimilitude that their
that has such verisimilitude that their inhabitants of the simulations that feel
inhabitants of the simulations that feel
inhabitants of the simulations that feel that it’s real if that’s possible I
that it’s real if that’s possible I
that it’s real if that’s possible I think many of us agree that it might be
think many of us agree that it might be
think many of us agree that it might be we’re getting closer Eddie does let’s
we’re getting closer Eddie does let’s
we’re getting closer Eddie does let’s assume that’s possible it’s so much
assume that’s possible it’s so much
assume that’s possible it’s so much easier to create a simulation than it is
easier to create a simulation than it is
easier to create a simulation than it is to create a real universe I mean how you
to create a real universe I mean how you
to create a real universe I mean how you going to create a real universe so if
going to create a real universe so if
going to create a real universe so if you wait long enough they’re going to be
you wait long enough they’re going to be
you wait long enough they’re going to be many many more simulated universes and
many many more simulated universes and
many many more simulated universes and there are real ones so any sentient
there are real ones so any sentient
there are real ones so any sentient being if they’re rational would think
being if they’re rational would think
being if they’re rational would think that the odds are that they’re in one of
that the odds are that they’re in one of
that the odds are that they’re in one of those simulations because there’s so
those simulations because there’s so
those simulations because there’s so many more of those compared to real
many more of those compared to real
many more of those compared to real statistically you’re in the simulator
statistically you’re in the simulator
statistically you’re in the simulator one not the real one yeah yeah exactly
one not the real one yeah yeah exactly
one not the real one yeah yeah exactly so how do you know and it would be very
so how do you know and it would be very
so how do you know and it would be very hard I mean some have suggested sort of
hard I mean some have suggested sort of
hard I mean some have suggested sort of like in the matrix look for glitches
like in the matrix look for glitches
like in the matrix look for glitches like real universes don’t have glitches
like real universes don’t have glitches
like real universes don’t have glitches but computers can have them but I said
but computers can have them but I said
but computers can have them but I said that which is because uh presumably a
that which is because uh presumably a
that which is because uh presumably a fallible entity programs that it could
fallible entity programs that it could
fallible entity programs that it could be that it could be that it could also
be that it could be that it could also
be that it could be that it could also be there’s a electric current glitch
be there’s a electric current glitch
be there’s a electric current glitch that happens in the real universe and
that happens in the real universe and
that happens in the real universe and screws up what’s happening inside the
screws up what’s happening inside the
screws up what’s happening inside the computer but I don’t buy that argument
computer but I don’t buy that argument
computer but I don’t buy that argument because if it’s a really good simulation
because if it’s a really good simulation
because if it’s a really good simulation it should be able to rewind erase the
it should be able to rewind erase the
it should be able to rewind erase the memory of a glitch fix it and then the
memory of a glitch fix it and then the
memory of a glitch fix it and then the simulated beings have no memory of it
simulated beings have no memory of it
simulated beings have no memory of it ever happening
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