ocr-fork comments on Open Thread: July 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: ocr-fork 31 July 2010 12:57:05AM 2 points [-]

The first two questions aren't about decisions.

"I live in a perfectly simulated matrix"?

This question is meaningless. It's equivalent to "There is a God, but he's unreachable and he never does anything."

Comment author: Blueberry 31 July 2010 02:01:01AM 1 point [-]

No, it's not meaningless, because if it's true, the matrix's implementers could decide to intervene (or for that matter create an afterlife simulation for all of us). If it's true, there's also the possibility of the simulation ending prematurely.