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.
| Published in: | International journal for the study of skepticism |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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International journal for the study of skepticism
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| 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 |