dfranke comments on We are not living in a simulation - Less Wrong

-9 Post author: dfranke 12 April 2011 01:55AM

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Comment author: dfranke 13 April 2011 02:58:02PM * 3 points [-]

No, rather:

A) "We are not living in a simulation" = P(living in a simulation) < ε.

B) "we cannot be living in a simulation" = P(living in a simulation) = 0.

I believe A but not B. Think of it analogously to weak vs. strong atheism. I'm a weak atheist with respect to both simulations and God.

Comment author: Cyan 14 April 2011 12:46:03AM 0 points [-]

Ah, got it. Thanks.

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