Simulation hypothesis
Definition
The simulation hypothesis is the idea that our reality is a computer simulation run by some other reality. The people in it, and what they experience, would be made of computation.
On this site
This is the premise of the site. We don’t claim it’s true. The sandbox shows what it would take.
Role in the model
Every other page on the site comes out of this idea. The site doesn’t ask whether the hypothesis is true. It asks what it would take to run one. You can argue about a number. You can’t really argue about a belief.
Related
In the trees
14 short pages, one per thinker, each with its matching dial. See also the reading list.