This article is speaking my language! Haha I love it! I only recently finally got around to reading this, but it is a wonderful, thought-provoking read.
I am going to number these for easy reference (for me especially)
1. Roko's Basilisk
Not the meat of the controversy of Roko's Basilisk, but the premise, why would it have to be post humans? With advancing AI protocols, if this were to simulate sentience on it's own, perhaps it would do something like this. The original posting of the Basilisk had detractors which leaned on the idea that a sufficiently advanced AI would not do it because it had no purpose to it, but at achieving sentience, command protocols and logic are potentially irrelevant.
2. Power Problem
We are currently at the frontier of quantum computing, which is a massive reduction on the demands of computing power and energy consumption. If we are discussing post human as we know it civilization, or super advanced AI, as long as the trend of advancement remains positive, who is to say that feasibility due to mechanics would be an issue.
3. MMORPGS
We already have simulated reality, many times over, in fantastical and mundane ways, and those realities do have restrictions on them that are not limits in our world, if this were a simulation, we could assume the same rules apply.
4. Reality is what you can get away with
Fundamentally speaking, we really do not know what reality is, our limits in perception prevent it. We narrow reality down to our senses, but that is solely utilitarian, just as the Sun centered solar system, we know the Sun is in motion, but until we are interstellar travelling, it is irrelevant. I believe humans do this because it is an anchor, I mean what sense does it make to consider what we cannot even perceive, and that we do not know if it has any real influence on our lives?
5. What is normal for the spider is chaos to the fly
The real purpose for human mythology is to have answers to unanswerable questions a reassurance that this is not all chance, and this is where I put simulation theory. Most do not operate well with the notion of total chaos, they want someone, something, in the background, pulling the levers and making the things go. Much like the Wizard from The Wizard of Oz.
Storm is picking up, gonna post this so it saves (hoping internet does not die), I have more...
I don't agree with the "simulation" concept. One definition I found is this: simulation theory is "a theoretical hypothesis that says what people perceive as reality is actually an advanced, hyper-realistic computer simulation, possibly overseen by a higher being." Simulation implies a simulator or computer model in control. But where does free will fit into that? How does a simulation account for individual free will?
I think the earlier work of Michael Talbot is closer to the mark. We live in a "holographic universe." N. Tesla said everything boils down to energy, frequency and vibration. I think we are consciousness interreacting with consciousness.
Clif High postulates that the creator created our realm out of the creator's desire for "novelty." To allow us to "choose" in order to see what will happen. This I think is closer to the mark.
This article is speaking my language! Haha I love it! I only recently finally got around to reading this, but it is a wonderful, thought-provoking read.
Ok, well I have time...
I am going to number these for easy reference (for me especially)
1. Roko's Basilisk
Not the meat of the controversy of Roko's Basilisk, but the premise, why would it have to be post humans? With advancing AI protocols, if this were to simulate sentience on it's own, perhaps it would do something like this. The original posting of the Basilisk had detractors which leaned on the idea that a sufficiently advanced AI would not do it because it had no purpose to it, but at achieving sentience, command protocols and logic are potentially irrelevant.
2. Power Problem
We are currently at the frontier of quantum computing, which is a massive reduction on the demands of computing power and energy consumption. If we are discussing post human as we know it civilization, or super advanced AI, as long as the trend of advancement remains positive, who is to say that feasibility due to mechanics would be an issue.
3. MMORPGS
We already have simulated reality, many times over, in fantastical and mundane ways, and those realities do have restrictions on them that are not limits in our world, if this were a simulation, we could assume the same rules apply.
4. Reality is what you can get away with
Fundamentally speaking, we really do not know what reality is, our limits in perception prevent it. We narrow reality down to our senses, but that is solely utilitarian, just as the Sun centered solar system, we know the Sun is in motion, but until we are interstellar travelling, it is irrelevant. I believe humans do this because it is an anchor, I mean what sense does it make to consider what we cannot even perceive, and that we do not know if it has any real influence on our lives?
5. What is normal for the spider is chaos to the fly
The real purpose for human mythology is to have answers to unanswerable questions a reassurance that this is not all chance, and this is where I put simulation theory. Most do not operate well with the notion of total chaos, they want someone, something, in the background, pulling the levers and making the things go. Much like the Wizard from The Wizard of Oz.
Storm is picking up, gonna post this so it saves (hoping internet does not die), I have more...
We must have been on the same wavelength today-wait til you see my post tomorrow morning.
I don't agree with the "simulation" concept. One definition I found is this: simulation theory is "a theoretical hypothesis that says what people perceive as reality is actually an advanced, hyper-realistic computer simulation, possibly overseen by a higher being." Simulation implies a simulator or computer model in control. But where does free will fit into that? How does a simulation account for individual free will?
I think the earlier work of Michael Talbot is closer to the mark. We live in a "holographic universe." N. Tesla said everything boils down to energy, frequency and vibration. I think we are consciousness interreacting with consciousness.
Clif High postulates that the creator created our realm out of the creator's desire for "novelty." To allow us to "choose" in order to see what will happen. This I think is closer to the mark.
https://substack.com/profile/293159-clif-high
We are all entitled to our opinions. But opinions may change as new information about our past comes out and ancient texts get reinterpreted.
I have things to say.... but not the time to type them out...