NancyLebovitz comments on [Paper] On the 'Simulation Argument' and Selective Scepticism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 19 May 2013 02:24:54PM 0 points [-]

Also, simulating one's ancestors would be something that you'd only need to do once, or (more likely) enough times to accommodate different theories. Simulating one's ancestors in what-if scenarios would probably be more common, unless the simulators just don't care about that sort of fun.