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To test the simulation hypothesis, we need to understand the causal link between mathematics and the mind (zerobytes.monster)
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The original was posted on /r/singularity by /u/rcg25 on 2024-01-13 02:28:14+00:00.

Whether or not the simulation hypothesis is true - Bostrom’s proposal that we’re living in a computer simulation - depends on the nature of the causal link between consciousness and computation (i.e., the mind and mathematics):

  1. If computation -> consciousness, then it might be true
  2. if consciousness -> computation, then it is false

Thus we can refute the simulation hypothesis if we can establish that #2 is correct. This requires us to understand the causal link between the mind and mathematics. Personally, I believe #2 is true but am curious to know what others think!

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