Ep. 358 Crossover: Are We Living in a Simulation?
Adam Haman returns to complain about the Drake Equation as well as Nick Bostrom’s argument that we are almost certainly living in a simulation. Bob provides amplification and devil’s advocate feedback.
Mentioned in the Episode and Other Links of Interest:
- The YouTube version of this episode.
- The Haman Nature page.
- Bob’s July 2008 smarta$$ answer to Brad Sherman’s question about oil prices. (Start video at 4:12 mark.)
- The BMS episode featuring his “red dot on the movie screen” argument.
- A recent InFi episode making the case against self-aware computers.
- A quick explainer on the Boltzmann Brain argument.
- Help support the Bob Murphy Show.
It’s therapeutic hearing Haman take on all of my pet peeves. I know absolutely nothing about physics, but I listen to popular explanations of Quantum Mechanics or String Theory for 5 minutes and I immediately go “Ok, you’re either wrong, or you’re explaining this really sloppily, because what you’re telling me is nonsense.”
Plus you and Adam like to say “sloppily.”