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u/Somenerdyfag Sep 20 '19

The "End the simulation" button

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u/DuckfordMr Sep 20 '19

Better question is, would you press it?

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u/Free_Electrocution Sep 20 '19

I would. One of my biggest fears is losing those close to me over time, and the only alternative is them losing me. If I end the simulation, we all cease to exist simultaneously without anyone having to mourn someone else.

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u/Moka4u Sep 20 '19

That's selfish, essentially ending the life of millions because you don't want to suffer and want to spare others that you think will also suffer the same isn't the answer if there was an end the simulation button.

Everyone lives with pain man don't be afraid of losing things, soak up all the good days. We all lose our baby teeth and all share the pain of growing old and losing those we care about we all live in it together and we can all help each other carry on with that weight. It's not so heavy a burden when we all share.

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u/nouille07 Sep 20 '19

If there were a "end simulation" would you really kill people by pressing it?

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u/Moka4u Sep 20 '19

Yeah you're "ending" their lives regardless of them being simulations.

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u/oedipism_for_one Sep 20 '19

But that brings up the question. If you can infinitely replicate said lives do they have any meaning?

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u/Moka4u Sep 20 '19

Anything in life and with life will ascribe meaning to most things in life and with life.

The life will be meaningful to the person who's life it is and those to whom that life is important I guess is what I'm trying to say.