GodzlIIa t1_jdlogl3 wrote on March 25, 2023 at 9:12 AM

Reply to comment by reallyrich999 in What happens if it turns out that being human is not that difficult to duplicate in a machine? What if we're just ... well ... copyable? by RamaSchneider

Yea I guess I did not mean to downplay it. Saying its the biggest discovery in human history probably would be true. I just don't think people would kill themselves over it. We don't really think we are special in the universe in any way as it is, so I don't see how being in a simulation would make that much different.

OriginalCompetitive t1_jdm9v2j wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:25 PM

It’s not about being special, it’s about being meaningful. Why suffer through pain, depression or loneliness if you know you’re actually just living in someone else’s video game?

GodzlIIa t1_jdmdr8o wrote on March 25, 2023 at 1:58 PM

Cause it doesn't really make a difference. Any "meaning of life" you can come up with is going to be just as relevant if we are in a simulation or a hologram or part of a multi-verse or anything else

OriginalCompetitive t1_jdmnw1f wrote on March 25, 2023 at 3:15 PM

I basically agree with you, but that’s not what most other people think. They believe the world was created by a benevolent entity and that the things that we do have meaning. It’s pretty common for people who lose that faith to suffer a crisis of meaning. Now imagine everyone on earth experiencing that at the same time.