Do we exist? How do you know we aren't just in a simulation?

Question

If we are in a simulation, the player of our simulation should really buy a new graphics card

Answer 1

I think this game's got good graphics. The player actually experiences you and feels you and think he/she is you. Makes the player forget who he/she is. However, us programmers of the game never forget and we just use this as a getaway and to get ideas. The real world is much more dull than this virtual world. You must think about it in order to get back but since when you enter your character you only remember what he does, you don't know how to get out. We are now fixing that bug. Your body is made up by you and is your real life dream body to all of you who hate ur body.

Answer 2

First, to everyone that says pinch yourself to find out. If this world was a simulation, the feeling you got from pinching yourself would be simulated as well. So that would not work. Same with emotions, as they would either be one of two things, your real emotions translated to your virtual avatar, or if everything is simulated then they would just be a sub-routine running in the complex AI that makes up your consousness.



Also claiming that God created us and so there it is does not work either. God could just be a programmer that ran the simulation, or a player even.



As you can probaly see, there is no way to find out if you are in a simulation, WHILE you are in a simulation. You have to be on the outside looking in.



This same question is brought up in phliosphy all the time and was started by the Greeks. It basicly ponders that your reality is goverend only be the information that you have availible. The original story is about a man in a cave that sees the shadows of people walking by. He has only been in the cave his whole life and only seen the shadows, but he can hear the people talking as well. Because of his limited information his reality is the shadows are the ones talking.



So even if we are in a simulation, we are not because this is our reality. Reality is just a manifestaion of the information around you, so untill you can be on the outside of the simulation you can't incorpate that into your reality.



Preception is Reality .

Answer 3

Sort of like we're in Matrix, huh? lol! You think playin' games with a computer, or a Playstation trips you out, you should experience Virtual Reality games, and gear! They're gettin' more affordable all the time. I have reservations though. My niece had a live-in boyfriend who had the buck's ten years ago, to experience the versions of Virtual Reality games back then. She said she never wants to do it again! She was so engrossed in the ability to feel, and see the game, that when her boyfriend tapped her on the arm indicating it was time to quit, she swung on him! She thought it was one of the combatants, who had snuck up behind her. After taking the helmet off, and the gloves, she said it took her a cupla' hours to reassure herself that this was the real world, and not the virtual one! I dunno', I'm pretty sure if I was in a game where I was Superman, or Spiderman, I'd know when I hit the Real World! Lol! (Or would you? Hmmmmmmmmmmmm)

Answer 4

We aren't in a simulation.

1. Pinch Yourself to see if it hurts.

2. If God created us, than why wouldn't he tell us this.

3. There is going to be an end to the world so how could it be a simulation.

Answer 5

You mean kind of like the matrix?? I've thought of that at times, but it's kind of impossible... It couldn't stimulate emotions, smells, touch, taste, or other things. Maybe sights and thoughts, but it's just too intense to be a simulation.



I might actually recommend stop playing video games for a while, too :P

Answer 6

Well if they had to put us in a simulation would you really wanna see the real world if it was so bad that they simulated us.but I would definitely want to see the real world.

Answer 7

A better question is how would you act differently if this was a simulation?

Answer 8

Hmmm well its a complex question to answer.



I mean its possible to alter a persons state of mind using psychotropic drugs, interrogation techniques, etc, so that you can almost 'reprogram' them to a reality that you wish them to see.



Look at the cults with their crazy followers who really believe all sorts of nutball beliefs that to us looks insane. Yet to them its perfectly normal and sane.



I guess it depends all on ones personal viewpoint and perspective.

Answer 9

We don't know if we are in a simulation or not. You got this from the matrix ;)

Answer 10

It wouldnt matter anyway if we existed or not because this plane is our reality even if it my not be for someone elses like say Dante for DMC 4 exist in his plane as we do in ours all else is irrelevant if you think you exist then you do

Answer 11

I don't care really. Just as long as the master keeps me happy and well fed.

Answer 12

Do you feel pain, when you pinch yourself hard do you feel nothing, in a video game when you die you respawn we don't do that, we have one life to live that's it, do you not feel emotions if that isn't life I don't know what is.

Answer 13

they made a movie called the Matrix it covered all this stuff

watch it then ask any question you still have

Answer 14

Because I can touch things and people.

Answer 15

simulations don't think

Answer 16

That would be sooo cool

Whatever..this is what we call life bby

Answer 17

pinch urself...find out

Answer 18

i know that we exsist caus God created us

Answer 19

trust me were real.

Answer 20

... Never thought of that