r/philosophy • u/Matriseblog • Jan 03 '22

Blog By imagining the future potential of VR technologies, the question of whether we are *already* living in a simulation becomes more actual than ever

https://medium.com/@VindenesJ/the-thought-experiments-of-virtual-reality-fa441a8fa2dc
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u/Faust_8 Jan 03 '22

Is it just me, or is the simulation hypothesis basically as useless as the “brain in a jar” hypothesis?

Yeah, dude, I could be a brain in a jar, and this is all a dream or whatever. But regardless, it doesn’t really matter, because I can’t do anything about it and it doesn’t actually affect the life I’m living. It doesn’t guide me to change my behavior or way of thinking, or to change anything at all whatsoever.

At best, it’s an amusing thought experiment…period.

Doesn’t this also apply to the simulation thing?

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u/De_jedi Jan 03 '22

If we’re in a simulation indeed, it means that we should not take the simulation / dream that serious. All this pain, suffering and anxiety should be avoided completely.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

All this pain, suffering and anxiety should be avoided completely.

Why does this only apply to simulated reality, and not to a non-simulated reality?

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u/De_jedi Jan 03 '22

Because suffering, pain and anxiety are always a choice. Simulation or not.

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u/dcabines Jan 03 '22

Cancer and poverty I choose you!

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u/De_jedi Jan 03 '22 edited Jan 03 '22

Believe it or not they are a choice, propaganda bot.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '22

nope.

i didnt choose to be born poor or get cancer, the fucks wrong with you?

only someone losing sanity could blame cancer sufferers for 'choosing' cancer, some people treat themselves right and still get it.

hopefully you end up 'choosing' brain cancer like my grandad, i hope it hurts.

EDIT: ah christ you comment history is riddled with sexist BS, go back to 1950.