Who's Saying This?
The world's brightest minds take this question seriously.
Simulation theory has moved from science fiction to a question discussed by philosophers, physicists and tech leaders. Here are five people who take it seriously.
Nick Bostrom
Oxford University, Philosopher
"The probability of being simulated by a sufficiently advanced civilization is almost certain."2003
Elon Musk
Tesla/SpaceX CEO
"The odds of us not being in a simulation are one in billions."2016
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist
"I think the probability of living in a simulation is very high."2016
James Gates Jr.
Theoretical Physicist, Johns Hopkins
"Finding computer error correction codes in the equations was like Matrix's red pill moment."2010
Konrad Zuse
Computer Scientist
"The universe is a computing machine. Physics is its software."1969
"If we were living in a simulation, we would experience a reality exactly like our current universe." — Neil deGrasse Tyson
Elon Musk stated the odds of us not living in a simulation as "one in billions." Physicists, philosophers, and computer scientists are taking this question increasingly seriously.
They do not all reach the same conclusion; some speak of probability, others of metaphor. What they share is that the question is worth asking.
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