turchin comments on You are (mostly) a simulation. - Less Wrong

-4 Post author: Eitan_Zohar 18 July 2015 04:40PM

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Comment author: turchin 18 July 2015 05:29:25PM 1 point [-]

Now you just repeating Bostrom simulation argument. But why you rewrite early post is not clear as it will be misleading for commenters.

Comment author: Eitan_Zohar 18 July 2015 06:38:30PM -2 points [-]

Now you just repeating Bostrom simulation argument.

Certainly not. The simulation argument just talks about one universe. I'm taking the multiverse into account.

Comment author: joe_montana 18 July 2015 10:25:11PM 0 points [-]

If we are in simulated universe, you don't have to worry. With high probability (99%) the outer universe is also simulation.

Comment author: turchin 18 July 2015 10:39:56PM 0 points [-]

Matrioshka universe is not stable because glitch on any level will terminate downlevel

Comment author: joe_montana 18 July 2015 10:56:30PM *  0 points [-]

If they are using backups on their simulators/computers, they just restart from the last backup. Therefore if the root universe is using backups and all simulated are copy from the root, the system is stable. The restart is not visible inside the simulated universe.

Comment author: turchin 18 July 2015 09:27:07PM 0 points [-]

yes, it is obvious patch it Bostrom's logic. If you continue it, you may conclude that cheap simulation are more numerous. "Cheap" means this that physics detalisation is poor and probably it is simulation of just one person - you.

Comment author: Eitan_Zohar 20 July 2015 08:33:25AM *  0 points [-]

yes, it is obvious patch it Bostrom's logic. If you continue it, you may conclude that cheap simulation are more numerous. "Cheap" means this that physics detalisation is poor and probably it is simulation of just one person - you.

You haven't properly read my argument. That's exactly what I say- but also that the simulation is designed around a real experience.