• socsa@piefed.social
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    2 days ago

    This is actually a very good argument for simulation theory, since if some species ever manages to synthesize consciousness beyond natural biology, then the vast majority of all consciousness will exist in black hole entropy farms in the post-star universe, making it almost a statistical certainly that we are one such farm.

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          2 days ago

          You’re shifting the burden of proof on to me when the original commenter is the one who made the claim that simulation theory is supported by our current understanding that the universe will contain black holes much longer than it contains stars.

          That claim isn’t based on any scientific rigor or has any elements that make predictions about reality that can be tested. It’s the scientific argument of “wouldn’t it be sick if…”