One in Billions: Elon Musk, Pong, and the Odds You're Real
In 2016 Elon Musk put the odds of living in "base reality" at one in billions. We check his math, his sources, and our own render distance.
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Essays on simulation theory, philosophy of mind, and the strange questions underneath everyday reality.
Would a Simulated Mind Be Conscious?
Simulation theory quietly assumes that minds can run on any hardware. That's one of the biggest open questions in science and philosophy.
From Plato's Cave to the Matrix: A Short History of Doubting Reality
Long before computers, philosophers wondered whether the world we perceive is the world that is. A tour of the big ideas.
The Simulation Argument, Explained Without the Hype
Nick Bostrom's 2003 argument doesn't say we live in a simulation. It says something stranger — and harder to dodge.