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Debate among scientists has risen in recent years about whether we live in a simulation, but what does that even mean, and what would be the consequences if we did? The Onion answers common questions about whether we live in a simulation.
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Q: What is the simulation hypothesis?
Q: What is the simulation hypothesis?
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A: It’s the idea that our entire physical world excluding your current outstanding student loan debt is part of a computer simulation.
A: It’s the idea that our entire physical world excluding your current outstanding student loan debt is part of a computer simulation.
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Q: So I’m inside of a computer right now?
Q: So I’m inside of a computer right now?
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A: No, it’s far more likely you’re viewing this on a mobile device.
A: No, it’s far more likely you’re viewing this on a mobile device.
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Q: Why is the simulation hypothesis gaining traction with scientists?
Q: Why is the simulation hypothesis gaining traction with scientists?
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A: They’ve given up on trying to understand anything else.
A: They’ve given up on trying to understand anything else.
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Q: Is there a way to prove we’re in a simulation?
Q: Is there a way to prove we’re in a simulation?
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A: Yeah, but it involves jogging. Are you sure you want to know?
A: Yeah, but it involves jogging. Are you sure you want to know?
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Q: Isn’t this idea just unprovable intellectual masturbation?
Q: Isn’t this idea just unprovable intellectual masturbation?
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A: We wouldn’t call it “intellectual.”
A: We wouldn’t call it “intellectual.”
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Q: What if we’re all actually in a simulation in some guy’s dream?
Q: What if we’re all actually in a simulation in some guy’s dream?
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A: Holy shit.
A: Holy shit.
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Q: 01110100 01110010 01100001 01110000?
Q: 01110100 01110010 01100001 01110000?
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A: 01111001 01100101 01110011.
A: 01111001 01100101 01110011.
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Q: Well, so how’s the simulation going?
Q: Well, so how’s the simulation going?
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A: Looks bad so far!
A: Looks bad so far!
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