From: Spudboy100@aol.com
Date: Mon Jun 02 2003 - 19:08:25 MDT
H. Newstrom stated:
<<- As an absurd argument, why not count dreams? They are simulations of the universe that seem real to us at the time. There are many more dreams than universes (either simulated or natural). Wouldn't this imply that we are in a dream instead of a simulation or reality?>>
I agree with Harvey and disagree with Philosopher, Nick Bostrom. The reason is why, if this was a sim, would so much data-bytes be dedicated to pain/sorrow etc.? It must take up a lot of computing cycles to sustain agony and depression-well above the sensations & thoughts necessary for motivating and modifying a mamalian creature. So I go with the Real World-Real Meat crowd. Not that this is necessarily a good thing.
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