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RE: What if..
January 20, 2015 at 12:50 pm (This post was last modified: January 20, 2015 at 12:51 pm by Norman Humann.)
(January 20, 2015 at 12:45 pm)SteelCurtain Wrote:
(January 20, 2015 at 4:49 am)Xeno Wrote: The matrix theory is nice and all, but there's one question... why the simulation? If someone else is profiting from us, wouldn't it be better to just put us in a coma? Why bother and create a whole reality?

Maybe we're more efficient with brain stimulation?

Maybe, but stimulation would require energy. And the brain is most active when asleep. Keeping us alive without the stimulation would seem to save energy, therefore being more economic.

I'm not sure though, correct me if I'm wrong.
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What if.. - by dyresand - January 19, 2015 at 11:27 pm
RE: What if.. - by SteelCurtain - January 19, 2015 at 11:28 pm
RE: What if.. - by TheRealJoeFish - January 19, 2015 at 11:31 pm
RE: What if.. - by Alex K - January 20, 2015 at 5:01 am
RE: What if.. - by SteelCurtain - January 20, 2015 at 12:45 pm
RE: What if.. - by Norman Humann - January 20, 2015 at 12:50 pm
RE: What if.. - by dyresand - January 20, 2015 at 3:40 pm
RE: What if.. - by Roxy904 - January 19, 2015 at 11:35 pm
RE: What if.. - by Norman Humann - January 20, 2015 at 4:49 am
RE: What if.. - by robvalue - January 20, 2015 at 5:38 am
RE: What if.. - by Norman Humann - January 20, 2015 at 8:23 am
RE: What if.. - by robvalue - January 20, 2015 at 8:38 am
RE: What if.. - by Alex K - January 20, 2015 at 8:43 am
RE: What if.. - by Norman Humann - January 20, 2015 at 9:00 am



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