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.
About the author, Robert
Christian and economist, Chief Economist at infineo, and Senior Fellow with the Mises Institute.
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.”
Lol. I really do. “Sloppily” is a great word — and so apropos.