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Zaneemia

['Member']Joined: November 10, 2020 at 07:14Last active: January 24, 2021 at 00:541 discussions4 comments

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In: If we're in a simulation, what can we infer about the possibility of ending up in Hell?  — view comment
Yeah, that's the idea. If you're simulating a universe on a computer, presumably you'd have near-perfect control over it. Perhaps our creators are sad...
January 14, 2021 at 23:37
In: If we're in a simulation, what can we infer about the possibility of ending up in Hell?  — view comment
I was using "Hell" in a literal sense. Not some petty everyday concern, but rather some sadistic/vindictive guy running the universe on a laptop & tor...
January 14, 2021 at 23:36
In: If we're in a simulation, what can we infer about the possibility of ending up in Hell?  — view comment
Yeah. Perhaps our simulators might avoid torturing us out of fear that someone above them would punish them for it. But I'm not too sure - it doesn't ...
January 14, 2021 at 05:17
In: If we're in a simulation, what can we infer about the possibility of ending up in Hell?  — view comment
Fortunately, genuine intent to do bad stuff isn't overwhelmingly common amongst humans. Even if humans can be nasty, I think most wouldn't torture the...
January 12, 2021 at 18:05
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