The Simulation Hypothesis is Pseudoscience

Signup for your FREE trial to The Great Courses Plus here: Is it possible that you, I, and everything we experience is a computer simulation? Why do people like Elon Must and Neil DeGrasse Tyson think this is possible? In this video I will explain how Nick Bostrom’s argument for the simulation hypothesis goes, and what the problems with it are. The reference I mention at around 6 minutes is eg Constraints on the Universe as a Numerical Simulation Silas R. Beane, Zohreh Davoudi, Martin J. Savage EPJ A, 50, 148 (2014) #science #physics #philosophy 0:00 Intro 0:25 What is the Simulation Hypothesis? 3:52 Can we simulate consciousness? 4:38 Can a computer replace the laws of nature? 6:18 Can we avoid calculating details? 8:14 Conclusion 8:52 Sponsor Message