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     9 years ago (edited) 

    Wait, I read the link too and I think I have heard of this. It actually is fairly similar. Here is my take...

    Some people have died and come back to life with an after-death experience involving a demon trying to convince them that everything in this world is all an illusion. In some cases, the demon says it was made up by YOU... In which, Deva, is strikingly similar to your comments about living and creating on your computer.

    This really appeared to frighten the hell out of these people when they cam back from the brink of death.

    When I first heard this I thought to myself...

    If I created all of this, then I am pretty darn creative and I don't think I would be scared. I think I would be impressed.

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     9 years ago  

    I don't consider it evil at all. I don't hurt anyone. It is what I choose to be, and choose to do with my time. I checked out the link (thank you by the way) and did not see the similarity. I am unfamiliar with that idea though and had never encountered it until you just shared it.

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       9 years ago  

      didn't intend the evil part, that is just what it is called. i think the metaphor is very apt.

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         9 years ago  

        Yeah I wasn't complaining. I may be interested in a lot of subjects, but I truly had never encountered that argument until you shared it with me. I do like learning new things. So thanks. I haven't completely internalized what I likely should from that link.

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         9 years ago  

        i only know about it from other philosophy context. i don't know all of its consequences. it was the first thing i thought of when the simulation theory started popping up a couple years ago. some of the ted talk explanations i have seen weren't very convincing. of course descartes had some of his own crazy. i didn't mean to be snappy or short. thanks.