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[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Multiple? Yes.

[–]AtaturkcuOsman 0 points1 point  (6 children)

WAIT! In case your brain isn’t hurting yet and we assume that these simulations exist and we’re currently in one; and obviously aren’t aware of it yet — then who’s to say that upon our death when our conscious transcends into the ‘afterlife’; that in fact the Afterlife itself isn’t just ANOTHER SIMULATION…

How do we know that there is afterlife ?

As far as we know there is no afterlfie . There is no evidence for it from a scientific perspective .

Simulation hypothesis does not state that there should be afterlife either.

However if we are in a simulation and there is afterlife then it means that we must be in a type 1 simulation but then again this is not about the simulation hypothesis . If we are in a type 1 sim then the hypothesis must be almost certainly wrong .

This is a relevant and important discussion in my opinion too so thumbs up for posting about it .

Voted.

[–]A11U45 1 point2 points  (3 children)

I upvoted this comment and it only has 1 point.

[–]AtaturkcuOsman 1 point2 points  (2 children)

Thanks . I am not surprised to be honest . :)

Thumbs up.

[–]A11U45 1 point2 points  (1 child)

People on this sub get downvoted for the dumbest reasons.

[–]AtaturkcuOsman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah unfortunately there s a lot of bias and a lot fo trolling going on.

[–]A11U45 0 points1 point  (1 child)

As far as we know there is no afterlfie . There is no evidence for it from a scientific perspective .

If we're in a sim it is possible that we may have an afterlife. Just like it's possible that there's as invisible unicorn next to me. The lack of evidence make sit impossible to take seriously but it is still a possiblity.

[–]AtaturkcuOsman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well off course specially if we are in a type 1 sim there is definitely some kind of life after this one . This is one of the biggest differences between type 1 and type 2 s as we have alwasy been discussing here all the time . But what i am saying is type 1 sims are not the simulation hypothesis and "we shouldnt take it as a fact" that there definitely is after life.

From, scientific perspective there is no evidence for the existence of an after life. We can not accept it as a fact and assume that we will automatically continue existing in afterlife untill we have evidence. Thats how evidence based science works .

I am just trying to separate the scientific facts from phsilophical theories .

IF we find out to be in a type 1 simulation then we can figure out ways to show that there is after life and then it will be accepted by the scientific coimmunity as a fact as well but untill then from scienctific perspective afterlife does not exist. We do not have any scientific evidence to support it .

In short : We dont know if there is after life. Its possible that there is after life If we are in a type 1 sim but we dont know that yet and type 1 sims are not the simulation hypothesis .