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tut comments on What false beliefs have you held and why were you wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: tut 18 October 2014 01:10:19PM 1 point [-]

The same way that World of Warcraft isn't real. Computations are in the map not in the territory.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 18 October 2014 09:05:00PM 0 points [-]

And yet, a WoW account has persistent state and internal dynamics. It seems real to me. It just isn't the same thing as what it represents.