{"id":123,"date":"2021-11-14T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viewsfromtheworldtree.com\/?p=123"},"modified":"2021-11-12T15:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T22:37:05","slug":"public-show-notes-for-vftwt-s01e10-conspiracy-theories-the-simulation-hypothesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viewsfromtheworldtree.com\/?p=123","title":{"rendered":"Public Show Notes for VFTWT S01E10: Conspiracy Theories &#8211; The Simulation Hypothesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5>VFTWT S01E10: The Simulation Hypothesis<\/h5>\n<h5>Air Date: 2021.11.14<\/h5>\n<p>Welcome to the public show notes for<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VFTWT season 1, episode 10<\/li>\n<li>Conspiracy Theories, episode 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-9539752\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1844041\/9539752-conspiracy-theories-the-simulation-hypothesis.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-9539752&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Introduction:<\/h4>\n<p>Welcome to Views From the World Tree. This week, we swallow the red pill and take a look at the surprisingly plausible theory that we all live in a computer simulation.<\/p>\n<h4>Personal News:<\/h4>\n<p>Steven:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Netflix My List<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Puppy Training, housebreaking, crate training<\/li>\n<li>Started playing World of Warcraft again, just catching up on quests\/storyline, not raiding right now.<\/li>\n<li>Pikmin Bloom (new mobile game from Niantic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Current Events:<\/h4>\n<p>Steven:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rivian ( electric truck company) owner now worth 2.2 billion USD after a two day surge in stock value. Famous from \u201cLong Way Up\u201d &#8211; first successful e-truck<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Adam:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/ArvsonK2GRT2f35dVFD2IVA\">Unity has acquired digitial FX studio Weta Digital for $1.6 billion<\/a>. I\u2019m excited for this, and I see it as a huge win for creators to be able to integrate Weta\u2019s digital FX and assets as part of their Unity development pipelines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Main Topic: The Simulation Hypothesis<\/h4>\n<p>Firstly, there are two versions of this hypothesis.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>NPC Version: Entities are entirely within the simulation and do not exist outside it.<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>e.g., Off to be The Wizard, Ship in a Bottle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<li>RPG Version: Entities do exist in the \u201creal\u201d world, but are not cognizant of it; as far as they know their existence is limited to their simulated avatar<\/li>\n<ul>\n<li>e.g., The Matrix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The idea has been around for longer, but the term was coined by Oxford professor Nick Bostrom in 2003<\/p>\n<p>People who think it is likely<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Elon Musk &#8211; on a podcast with Joe Rogan, said &#8220;If you assume any rate of improvement at all, games will eventually be indistinguishable from reality&#8221; before concluding &#8220;that it&#8217;s most likely we&#8217;re in a simulation.&#8221; He also stated in a 2016 interview that &#8220;there&#8217;s a one in billions chance we&#8217;re in base reality&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Neil deGrasse Tyson &#8211; said in an NBC News interview that the hypothesis is correct, giving &#8220;better than 50-50 odds&#8221; and adding: &#8220;I wish I could summon a strong argument against it, but I can find none.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pop-Culture that has explored this theme<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Star Trek TNG &#8211; Story arc from <a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/Elementary,_Dear_Data_(episode)\">Elementary Dear Data<\/a>, through <a href=\"https:\/\/memory-alpha.fandom.com\/wiki\/Ship_in_a_Bottle_(episode)\">Ship in a Bottle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Matrix\">The Matrix<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Off-to-Be-Wizard-Scott-Meyer-audiobook\/dp\/B00IIQS546\/\">Off to be the Wizard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If any civilization can ever get to the point where they are technologically able to create a virtual world indistinguishable from reality, then it has likely already happened.<\/p>\n<p>This theory is so fascinating because it transcends any one field, unlike most conspiracy theories. The Simulation Hypothesis stretches across philosophy, physics, technology, theology, etc., and experts across these fields are all weighing in on the topic.<\/p>\n<p>Is it even possible to determine whether we are in a simulation or not?<\/p>\n<p>Most say that the hypothesis cannot be definitively disproved<\/p>\n<p>Many physicists think that if we do live in a simulation it would help explain some of the strange and seemingly arbitrary rules of physics<\/p>\n<h4>Mindfulness Moment:<\/h4>\n<p>Chi focusing\u2026.   Big in Dao, Zen Buddhism, and many other eastern religions.<\/p>\n<h4>Next Episode Sneak Peek:<\/h4>\n<p>As most of the United States gets ready to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, join us for a discussion on the agriculture industry and supply chain as we take a look at how food reaches our table.<\/p>\n<h4>Where to Connect, Social Media, etc.:<\/h4>\n<li>Send an email to <a href=\"mailto:podcast@viewsfromtheworldtree.com\">podcast@viewsfromtheworldtree.com<\/a> or message us through one of our social media accounts.<\/li>\n<li>If you have a moment, we would appreciate if you could leave us a rating on iTunes or your podcast app of choice. It makes a huge difference especially for new podcasts.<\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VFTWT S01E10: The Simulation Hypothesis Air Date: 2021.11.14 Welcome to the public show notes for VFTWT season 1, episode 10 Conspiracy Theories, episode 3 Introduction: Welcome to Views From the World Tree. 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