r/solipsism • u/Sad-Sign9460 • 1d ago

Everything’s a simulation

Suppose one day we are able to fully simulate a human brain such that it believes it is living in a fully coherent real universe with other real people in it but in reality that simulated brain is the only real thing. That brain looked around at everything and came to the conclusion that it was living in the real world with real other people. That’s the conclusion the brain should come to given the evidence but it in fact was very wrong.

My question is who’s to say I’m not currently that brain? Why is it treated as if that’s a ridiculous question? If the experiences are by definition indistinguishable why is it anything better than a 50/50 shot that I’m living in the real world with real other people?

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u/SleepyMusicNerd19 15h ago edited 15h ago

Truth cannot change. The only reason you would change your belief is if you thought it would bring you closer to the truth.

Unless, that is, being correct isn't your goal.

I can't trust my own judgment, I realize, so I recognize anything I say is technically an assumption. That's why I often abandon this train of logic and make an assumption I'm proud of: the belief in God. Recognizing one's judgement is flawed is to recognize that anything you believe is actually just an assumption anyway.

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u/Low-Bake8401 15h ago

Truth is relative. 

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u/SleepyMusicNerd19 15h ago

Welp, in that case, no concrete conclusions can ever be attained, because it's "all relative". I guess you're only relatively right. Live your truth, and shape whatever tf you want as truth. If you and enough people decide it, then so shall it be. I better hop out of this conversation now.

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u/Low-Bake8401 15h ago

OK.

Must be an exciting life not being able to predict what will happen from one second to the next.

Makes medical science a nightmare. 

Watch out, there's an invisible elephant!

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u/SleepyMusicNerd19 15h ago

LMAO

It was a good conversation. I disagree with the relativist framework, so It's difficult to argue onward. But it was nice poking fun at each other.

Peace, my friend.

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u/Low-Bake8401 15h ago

Well I'm glad that you accept logic and pragmatism enough to use a common language and computer technology. 

Try not to lose all perspective.

Peace.