Interesting thinking. So, who is Leo in that Matrix?
Vítor Reia
Citando "Jennifer Kanary Nikolov(a)" <jenniferkanary@yahoo.com>:
> Dear Clarissa,
>
> Thanks for bring attention to the simulation argument again and
> adding the dream argument to that (until now a discussion on this
> topic did not seem to take off yet, and I was starting to lose
> hope...perhaps a discussion for another time, another day:)!
>
> I really like the quote of Zhuangzi in the dream argument:
>
> "He who dreams of drinking wine may weep when morning comes; he who
> dreams of weeping may in the morning go off to hunt. While he is
> dreaming he does not know it is a dream, and in his dream he may even
> try to interpret a dream. Only after he wakes does he know it was a
> dream. And someday there will be a great awakening when we know that
> this is all a great dream. Yet the stupid believe they are awake,
> busily and brightly assuming they understand things, calling this man
> ruler, that one herdsman ‑ how dense!"
>
> Perhaps we are trying to figure out what (computer) simulation is
> while at the same time being unaware of being in one ourselves? It
> has such a powerful 'meme' through out history...!
>
> Perhaps we are a division of 'Brain Carrying Body Avatar's' created
> by the Universe so it could see itself (or ourselves from different
> perspectives)...thanks again Avi for posting the Tedtalk by Henry
> Markram
> http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/henry_markram_supercomputing_the_brain_s_secrets.html "The Universe evolved a brain to see
> itself.."
>
> j.
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Clarissa Ribeiro Pereira de Almeida <almeida.clarissa@gmail.com>
> To: YASMIN DISCUSSIONS <yasmin_discussions@estia.media.uoa.gr>
> Sent: Tue, February 9, 2010 3:16:22 AM
> Subject: Re: [Yasmin_discussions] dream argument + simulation hypothesis
>
> Just sending some wikipedia links today on: dream argument + simulation
> hypothesis
>
> The dream argument contends that a futuristic technology is not required to
> create a simulated reality, but rather, all that is needed is a human brain.
> More specifically, the mind's ability to create simulated realities
> during REM
> sleep <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/REM_sleep> affects the statistical
> likelihood of our own reality being simulated.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_argument**
>
> Simulation Hypothesis:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis**
>
> http://www.simulation-argument.com/matrix.html**
>
> cheers,
>
> Clarissa
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