I've been aware of the theory that if we ever get to the point where we could create a simulation of life, then it means we're probably in a simulation. Makes sense to me because the creators would probably advance enough to make millions of them.
So in all of the news about Elon Musk's colorful interview with Joe Rogan, it wasn't too surprising to me that Elon had similar thoughts.
This article went into more detail in simulations than what I had read about before. But this caught my eye:
And it would be hard for the inhabitants of these digital realms to figure out the truth, because all the evidence they could gather would likely be planted by the creators.
But wait. I buy the argument. But would even knowing about the existence of simulations also be something that would theoretically be planted by the creators? If I'm trying to simulate and not get caught, I wouldn't want to even give the civilization the notion of simulations being possible.
That said, it would make sense to provide slight clues if you're creating a simulation to test what it would take for the civilization to realize that they're simulated.
Anyway, g'nite.
