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Ed Grabianowski
06/06/09

In reply to 6 More Heroes Who Might Still Be Trapped In Virtual Reality
It's intellectually impossible to determine if a given set of characters (or we ourselves) live in a simulated reality. The theory is, if it possible for any civilization to get sufficiently advanced to create a simulation undistinguishable from actual reality, then the simulated civilizations within the sim have an equal probability of achieving that as well (and also that multiple such sims would be run multiple times). Thus, if there is one sim, there is an infinite number. based on those odds, chances are we are living in a simulated reality right now, but there's absolutely no way to prove it.
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crashedpc - Haifisch
06/06/09

In reply to 6 More Heroes Who Might Still Be Trapped In Virtual Reality
I thought the reason why Red Dwarf had so many continuity errors was because Grant/Naylor really didn't give a crap about it, and filmed whatever worked at the time because "it worked". Cause I'm cool with that.
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