Bonkers boffin claims there’s a 50/50 chance we’re in a computer simulation

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THERE’S a 50% chance we’re living in a computer simulation, according to new analysis. A scientist from Columbia University in the US claims it’s not too far-fetched to suggest ou…

THERE'S a 50% chance we're living in a computer simulation, according to new analysis.

This may sound like the plot of the The Matrix or even The Sims video game but it's actually based on work from researchers from renowned universities. He also suggested that civilisations usually go extinct before they become developed enough to create their own reality or just don't have an interest in creating one.Credit: Not known, clear with picture deskHe turned the trilemma into a dilemma by collapsing the last two points into one.However, the scientist thinks if humans ever create advanced simulation tech then the chances of us living in a simulation ourselves will be higher.

 

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If life is a simulation then there is a 50/50 chance that 2020 is a virus

Wow some odds them really tuck a boffin to come up with that 🤣

I heard this theory on the radio (R5 I think) a couple of weeks back - Brian Cox was explaining it

That’s not actually a bonkers idea. Take the game the sims. Add billions of years to shape and improve it and....

Could be true. Definitely something wrong with this fucked up world.

50/50 not taking any chances with that prediction then

🤔

The matrix is all around us, u have too see it to believe it 💯

I claim there is a 50/50 chance that they are statistically wrong

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