tut comments on What false beliefs have you held and why were you wrong? - Less Wrong Discussion
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The same way that World of Warcraft isn't real. Computations are in the map not in the territory.
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.