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Simulation theory

Fine-tuning makes simulation credible; sim happens in perception

I’ve always been skeptical about the simulation theory, I thought it was just a waste of gray matter, but the stacking evidence from the Fine tuned Universe makes it hard to ignore.

The simulation happens in your head

Importantly, these thoughts and perceptions are relative to the brain’s model of the world, not the physical world outside the skull. Therefore, the world we perceive is a simulation of the real world. ~ Jeff Hawkins

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