Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?
Bostrom's simulation argument shows that, under stated assumptions, we may be surprisingly likely to live inside a computed reality. It anchors the most literal reading of "the code": if reality is computational, it is by definition information that could in principle be read. Included as the philosophical backbone of the decodable-reality idea — a formal argument, not evidence that any specific perceived "code" is that substrate. DOI 10.1111/1467-9213.00309.
- Authors
- Nick Bostrom
- Journal
- The Philosophical Quarterly
- Published
- 2003-04-01
- DOI
- 10.1111/1467-9213.00309
- Content type
- Paper
- Authority
- Academic
- Stance score
- 3
Abstract
Bostrom's simulation argument shows that, under stated assumptions, we may be surprisingly likely to live inside a computed reality. It anchors the most literal reading of "the code": if reality is computational, it is by definition information that could in principle be read. Included as the philosophical backbone of the decodable-reality idea — a formal argument, not evidence that any specific perceived "code" is that substrate. DOI 10.1111/1467-9213.00309.
Topics
- Academic Paper
- Simulation Theory
- Philosophy
- Decodable Reality
Citation
Nick Bostrom (2003) Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?. The Philosophical Quarterly. doi:10.1111/1467-9213.00309
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