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The Simulation Hypothesis: Is Our Reality Just a Computer Program?
1:41:50 - 1:55:13 (13:22)
Dr. David Deutsch, a physicist and pioneer of quantum computing, discusses the simulation hypothesis and how it relates to the nature of our reality. He argues that although our brains and biology are involved with the mind, our reality is much more complex than a simple computer program.
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This episode discusses the commonly believed analogy of the brain as a computer and proposes a more complex relationship between physics, chemistry, and the mind.
1:41:50 - 1:46:20 (04:30)
Summary
This episode discusses the commonly believed analogy of the brain as a computer and proposes a more complex relationship between physics, chemistry, and the mind. It also challenges the idea that understanding the physical and chemical actions of the brain will diminish the concept of the mind.
ChapterThe Simulation Hypothesis: Is Our Reality Just a Computer Program?
Episode#112 – Ian Hutchinson: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and Religion
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The Simulation Hypothesis proposes that the world is a computer program, but it's not the same as saying we're all in The Matrix.
1:46:20 - 1:51:46 (05:25)
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The Simulation Hypothesis proposes that the world is a computer program, but it's not the same as saying we're all in The Matrix. Dr. Christof Koch explains why consciousness can't be fully explained by just knowing the physicochemical workings of brain.
ChapterThe Simulation Hypothesis: Is Our Reality Just a Computer Program?
Episode#112 – Ian Hutchinson: Nuclear Fusion, Plasma Physics, and Religion
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The story of Adam and Eve's disobedience and eating the apple has been interpreted as a representation of the broken relationship between humans and God.
1:51:46 - 1:55:13 (03:26)
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The story of Adam and Eve's disobedience and eating the apple has been interpreted as a representation of the broken relationship between humans and God. Christian theology views God as distinctly different from a simulation, and the redemption of this relationship through Jesus is a fundamental belief.