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echelon on Dec 18, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: 0% of the phrases of the original Wikipedia "Ship ...

What's the unique identifier, what's the resolution, and how many bits of information is it?

What if we're in a procedural simulation?

selcuka on Dec 18, 2023 [–]

> What if we're in a procedural simulation?

We ARE in a procedural simulation, with a random seed determined at The Big Bang.

Whether someone monitors the simulation or not is a different question.

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