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Sim Theory
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- Subject: Sim Theory
- From: mirimir at riseup.net (Mirimir)
- Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2016 20:55:13 -0600
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On 09/17/2016 08:09 PM, grarpamp wrote:
> So many people have proposed we're simulated...
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_hypothesis
>
> Now why would such an extremely advanced civilization / collective
> want to simulate us? Is this an unanswered question?
Maybe they're so advanced that there's no way to express their reasons
(or whatever) in ways we could comprehend ;)
But, stuff comes to mind:
Diaspora by Greg Egan [1998]
http://www.gregegan.net/DIASPORA/DIASPORA.html
Accelerando, by Charles Stross [2005]
http://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/fiction/accelerando/accelerando-intro.html
Jean le Flambeur trilogy, by Hannu Rajaniemi [2010-2014]
https://www.goodreads.com/series/57134-jean-le-flambeur