Another great episode of Doctor Who, Extremis. Brings up a twist of a not-so new concept that was introduced in StarTrek Holograms, Matrix (sort of), and now Doctor Who. Once technology is avanced enough, and characters in simulations become some advanced that they think they are real, how do you know if you are real or not? You feel real, you act real, your friends look real, but one day you find out that you are a simulation or a hologram inside a massive computer. You are Mario in SuperMario Brothers, a game created by advanced species to keep their pre-puberty teenagers entertained. A nice meaning in life
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I am not voting that it's probable, but it is possible (maybe 1-5 percent chance)
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With any sophisticated system there is likely a glitch, and in all shows mentioned there was a tell to determine reality vs simulation, with atleast some characters finding out the truth.
Not sure that many would thrilled to find out that I am a simulation in some alien plot, so it does kind of matters. At the same time I can see a path of many to accept such reality if found out.
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Also to @natbarons comment, I also don't think that characters would be available to travel outside of simulion, as Hologram type of projection equipment is needed to generate the environment. But never say never.
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2/ IF we are in a simulation for the entertainment of people, Why do we have free will as opposed to being controlled by a game controller.
3/ Even if we were, Reality is Reality. You have to accept it no mater how bad or harsh it may sound or be.
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agree on point 3. Reality is Reality. Just have to deal with it.
clarifying point 1: maybe we do have glitches. Think about bermuda triangle, wierd sightings, people claiming to die and come back, etc. since we don't know what technology is in place, we don't know it's a glitch..just think it's weird.
point 2: Would like to debate that point. All game characters have some level of free will, within certain parameters. Maybe that is all part of the programming in the simulation. It wouldn't be fun or useful for the game/experiment creator to have static programming for his/her game characters.
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As for point two: Yes, A character has free will in a game, But to an extent. Go to your bed and lay down, Is anyone stopping you? Not in the slightest. But in a game, You would tell your character to go to the bed.
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I think that I just found out that I am in a simulation myself, but not sure yet, so Maybe I am real after all. LOL.
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