September 2008 Blog Posts (1)

Do We Live in the Matrix? September 25, 2008 – 9:12 pm By Gary S. Bekkum Source: Starstream Research Nick Bostrom says a single planetary-sized computer could simulate the entire mental history of humankind by using less than one millionth of its computing power for one second. MIT Professor Set Lloyd argues that there is no difference between a simulated world in a quantum computer, and the real thing. Does the future reach backwards to determine the past? The reasonable answer is no,… Continue