Writing Ideas

[elfric]

I've always been fascinated by the idea that we live in a simulation.  There are even mathematical proofs out there that claim it MUST be true.  It's an interesting thought, trying to figure out what the purpose of such a simulation would be.  I can think of two reasons why such a thing would be done - as a game for entertainment, or as a

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[varushka]

Philosophers have been thinking about these kinds of questions for hundreds of years. One of my graduate student TAs was writing his dissertation on possible worlds.

The constant values thing is something we read about and discussed in Philosophy of Religion in regards to whether the origin of universe was a random event, or must have had some design elements.