I doubt that any alien species would create a simulation that was intended to be some sort of paradise. If some alien species wanted to live in a paradise, they could always just string some wires...
I doubt that any alien species would create a simulation that was intended to be some sort of paradise. If some alien species wanted to live in a paradise, they could always just string some wires into the 'happiness' part of their brain (or brain equivalent) and connect it to a dyson sphere.
I believe it's much more likely that an alien species would create simulations for other reasons, most likely scientific. Because of this they probably aren't that concerned with the concept of 'good' or 'evil' within the simulations (or even classify our experiences as such). In fact, we may just be a byproduct of a simulation designed to simulate a universe for a purpose other than the small groups of intelligent life that come as a result of it.
It's like if you were running a simulation of Conway's game of life, you probably don't care that much about the gliders the simulation spawns, rather you care about whatever main structure you were building or watching unfold.
I personally think you're on the right track. I don't really see how the "simulation" aspect specifically is relevant to the overall idea but. I brought this up once elsewhere and just got this as...
I personally think you're on the right track. I don't really see how the "simulation" aspect specifically is relevant to the overall idea but. I brought this up once elsewhere and just got this as a response
You should go down to the children's hospice and tell them not to worry, they're just being sacrificed so that everyone else can feel better.
I really hope that one day you will understand how fucked up your logic is.
Most likely the gods (using the term loosely) in control of such a simulation would be indifferent to our struggles. Assuming that humanity is even the main goal of the simulation, it would be...
Most likely the gods (using the term loosely) in control of such a simulation would be indifferent to our struggles. Assuming that humanity is even the main goal of the simulation, it would be like an ant farm. You can keep a small colony of ants on your desk, but you don't really care about the ants that die. The colony is just there for amusement. You're much more powerful than these ants but you still can't be bothered to make each ant's experience perfect.
There's a huge difference between our tech magnates and the "gods" of simulation theory. One of them consists of mere humans who, for all their unearned wealth and power, aren't all that different...
There's a huge difference between our tech magnates and the "gods" of simulation theory. One of them consists of mere humans who, for all their unearned wealth and power, aren't all that different from you and me. Being rich hasn't allowed them to transcend the human condition.
The biggest similarity between our tech magnates and the "gods" is that they both tend to be assholes.
I doubt that any alien species would create a simulation that was intended to be some sort of paradise. If some alien species wanted to live in a paradise, they could always just string some wires into the 'happiness' part of their brain (or brain equivalent) and connect it to a dyson sphere.
I believe it's much more likely that an alien species would create simulations for other reasons, most likely scientific. Because of this they probably aren't that concerned with the concept of 'good' or 'evil' within the simulations (or even classify our experiences as such). In fact, we may just be a byproduct of a simulation designed to simulate a universe for a purpose other than the small groups of intelligent life that come as a result of it.
It's like if you were running a simulation of Conway's game of life, you probably don't care that much about the gliders the simulation spawns, rather you care about whatever main structure you were building or watching unfold.
I personally think you're on the right track. I don't really see how the "simulation" aspect specifically is relevant to the overall idea but. I brought this up once elsewhere and just got this as a response
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Most likely the gods (using the term loosely) in control of such a simulation would be indifferent to our struggles. Assuming that humanity is even the main goal of the simulation, it would be like an ant farm. You can keep a small colony of ants on your desk, but you don't really care about the ants that die. The colony is just there for amusement. You're much more powerful than these ants but you still can't be bothered to make each ant's experience perfect.
There's a huge difference between our tech magnates and the "gods" of simulation theory. One of them consists of mere humans who, for all their unearned wealth and power, aren't all that different from you and me. Being rich hasn't allowed them to transcend the human condition.
The biggest similarity between our tech magnates and the "gods" is that they both tend to be assholes.