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<blockquote data-quote="quad" data-source="post: 16641001" data-attributes="member: 17952"><p>Simulations can be cooler than reality. Look at video games. You can have a more fantastical world in a video game than reality. So the allure would be that you can create an idealized world in a simulation. Who would not want to be able to live in a mansion on an island or fantastical mountain range with a gorgeous lake, mega yacht. And with a couple of moons and suns to boot in your sky. In reality you would live in a 10'x10' cube but the simulation would make you believe you have an amazing life.</p><p></p><p>I have also read that it would be easier to simulate a very complex universe if you are in base reality which makes sense to me. Assume we are in a simulation. To now simulate another complex universe inside a simulation would require a lot of processing power for the parent / host machine. Look at virtual machines for example. The graphics processing power in a virtual machine is not as much as the base operating system. I know Nvidia has drivers and hardware that can do high end graphics processing in a virtualized environment. But running a virtual machine inside a virtual machine will result in less power and resources for the guest machine.</p><p></p><p>So eventually you will not have enough processing power to simulate the entire universe if you are yourself a simulation. Also imagine what kind of processing power and energy sources will be required to simulate something as complex as our universe. I wonder if a Dyson Structure that harnesses the power of a star in base reality would provide enough power. Or a device that uses the energy output of a galaxy? Also would a base reality even have stars, galaxies etc? Perhaps the base reality would be completely different than a simulation with a different set of laws?</p><p></p><p>The other question is what if the universe has to be rebooted because of a glitch or update? How come we never experience this if we are in a simulation? In the VMware world you have high availability so a virtual machine can be moved from one host to another on the fly. And if one host goes offline it is not an issue because it is replicated in realtime on multiple hosts. Perhaps the simulation software would be so advanced that updates can be made without rebooting the simulation. In Windows 10 for example you can update your GPU drivers without rebooting the machine. But you do see the screen black out as the new driver is installed. Some things to ponder.</p><p></p><p>But what happens if we are eventually able to simulate a complex universe? How can you then discount being in a simulation yourself?</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]tlTKTTt47WE[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="quad, post: 16641001, member: 17952"] Simulations can be cooler than reality. Look at video games. You can have a more fantastical world in a video game than reality. So the allure would be that you can create an idealized world in a simulation. Who would not want to be able to live in a mansion on an island or fantastical mountain range with a gorgeous lake, mega yacht. And with a couple of moons and suns to boot in your sky. In reality you would live in a 10'x10' cube but the simulation would make you believe you have an amazing life. I have also read that it would be easier to simulate a very complex universe if you are in base reality which makes sense to me. Assume we are in a simulation. To now simulate another complex universe inside a simulation would require a lot of processing power for the parent / host machine. Look at virtual machines for example. The graphics processing power in a virtual machine is not as much as the base operating system. I know Nvidia has drivers and hardware that can do high end graphics processing in a virtualized environment. But running a virtual machine inside a virtual machine will result in less power and resources for the guest machine. So eventually you will not have enough processing power to simulate the entire universe if you are yourself a simulation. Also imagine what kind of processing power and energy sources will be required to simulate something as complex as our universe. I wonder if a Dyson Structure that harnesses the power of a star in base reality would provide enough power. Or a device that uses the energy output of a galaxy? Also would a base reality even have stars, galaxies etc? Perhaps the base reality would be completely different than a simulation with a different set of laws? The other question is what if the universe has to be rebooted because of a glitch or update? How come we never experience this if we are in a simulation? In the VMware world you have high availability so a virtual machine can be moved from one host to another on the fly. And if one host goes offline it is not an issue because it is replicated in realtime on multiple hosts. Perhaps the simulation software would be so advanced that updates can be made without rebooting the simulation. In Windows 10 for example you can update your GPU drivers without rebooting the machine. But you do see the screen black out as the new driver is installed. Some things to ponder. But what happens if we are eventually able to simulate a complex universe? How can you then discount being in a simulation yourself? [MEDIA=youtube]tlTKTTt47WE[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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