(September 22, 2013 at 3:18 am)Jiggerj Wrote:(September 22, 2013 at 3:06 am)gilbertc06 Wrote: We already know of naturally occurring patterns such as the fibonacci sequence. It is not unreasonable to say that there are numerical patterns in nature. But you then cannot make the leap to some sort of virtual reality on a computer. You need a sound argument backed up by solid proof for that.
Yeah, but this is one of those ideas where we don't really need proof. Even if true, no one will try to get you into a religion of computer simulation, and no one's going to kill in the name of...?..User1?
This is how superstition starts. You assume that no one will kill in the name of it, RIGHT NOW. Get enough masses to buy crap, you have enough lemmings to do your bidding.
I warn even atheist not to go around claiming moral superiority. "Atheist" is a POSITION, not a moral code.
Now again, "computer simulation" is nothing but si fi woo and just as much snake oil crap as religion is.
