Why We Are Not Living in a Computer Simulation
Nick Bostrom considered a number of simulations and contended that the probability that we are living in one of them is high or at least nonzero. I present arguments to refute the claim that we are or might be in any one of them.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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| In: |
International journal for the study of skepticism
Year: 2022, Volume: 12, Issue: 4, Pages: 331-351 |
| Further subjects: | B
Hilary Putnam
B Nick Bostrom B Tim Button B brain-in-a-vat argument B Simulation B brain-in-a-vat scenario |
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| Summary: | Nick Bostrom considered a number of simulations and contended that the probability that we are living in one of them is high or at least nonzero. I present arguments to refute the claim that we are or might be in any one of them. |
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| ISSN: | 2210-5700 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: International journal for the study of skepticism
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22105700-bja10037 |
