![]() ![]() Odds are, we are products of that simulation. It sounds far-fetched, but Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom showed in 2003 that it’s more probable than one might think.īostrom’s seminal paper titled “ Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?” explains that future generations might have mega-computers that can run numerous and detailed simulations of their forebears, in other words “ancestor simulations,” in which simulated beings are imbued with a sort of artificial consciousness. ![]() Simulation theory says that we are all likely living in an extremely powerful computer program (think The Matrix). Both contain ruminations on perception and the nature of being - subjects that continue to puzzle and provoke. Some outside-the-box thinkers, including philosophers and physicists, posit the answer can be found in simulation theory, which contends it’s possible that reality is merely an ultra-high-tech computer simulation where we sim-live, sim-work, sim-laugh and sim-love.įrom the time it entered popular consciousness, many have noted that simulation theory is essentially a modern offshoot of Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” story from the Ancient Greek philosopher’s book The Republic, and René Descartes’s evil demon hypothesis from the French philosopher and scientist’s First Meditation. What is reality? Countless brainiacs and psychedelia enthusiasts have pondered that question for centuries, formulating theories that run the gamut from scientific to mystical. ![]()
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