Apr 1, 2021 · Ever since the philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed in the Philosophical Quarterly that the universe and everything in it might be a simulation, there has been intense public speculation and debate...

Jan 29, 2020 · What our senses allow us to experience may not reflect what actually exists. It may be a creation of our own consciousness, or a computer simulation designed by superintelligent beings. By Donna...

Dec 20, 2024 · Elon Musk is among many fascinated by the idea that our 'reality' is actually an advanced super-computer simulation. Is this real life? Is this just fantasy? A growing number of scientists are...

Jul 6, 2019 · But some physicists and philosophers say it’s possible that we really do live in a simulation — even if that means casting aside what we know (or think we know) about the universe and...

Dec 3, 2016 · Life is an illusion, at least on a quantum level, in a theory which has recently been confirmed by a set of researchers. They finally have the means to test John Wheeler’s delayed-choice theory...

Apr 22, 2022 · We are artificial intelligences living in an artificial reality — a “simulation.” It’s a fun idea, and one worth taking seriously, as people increasingly do. But we should very much hope that...

Oct 3, 2021 · Jean-Paul Sartre once suggested that the moment we realize we are not immortal, we see the meaning of life as an illusion. But perhaps, that's not quite right.

Oct 2, 2018 · Is the world around us real — or are we living in a simulation, like characters trapped inside some space alien’s video game? That sounds like a question you might hear at a midnight screening of...

Elon Musk has speculated that we might be living in a simulation. If we are, then what is real and outside of this simulation?

Feb 8, 2022 · But they aren't real. If you find yourself longing to lose yourself within them, or seriously wondering if life itself might just be a simulation, you may have just one path back to a more...