So, You’ve Discovered You’re a Sim: A Reasonably Calm Person’s Guide to Our Probably Fake Universe
By Ben Taylor
Length1h 9m
About this audiobook
Ever lost your keys, then found them where you already looked three times? Feel that persistent hum of wrongness about the world? Welcome to humanity's newest existential crisis: What if we're living in a computer simulation?
This book explores the mind-bending possibility that our reality isn't real. Journey from Plato's Cave to The Matrix, discovering how our fear of fake worlds evolved with technology. You'll encounter the Bostrom Trilemma—three unnerving possibilities: extinction, universal apathy, or we're simulated beings.
With humor and serious inquiry, examine "glitches" in our cosmic code: quantum mechanics' weirdness, spacetime's pixelated fabric, and physics laws that might be a lazy programmer's shortcuts. But beware—this playful exploration confronts ethical nightmares of creating conscious beings who suffer, and the terrifying thought that proving we're simulated might make our creators pull the plug.
Audiobook details
GenreHumor
Length1 hr 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateAug 29, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
74. Pulling the Plug on the Whole Idea
2Copyright
85. Why Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie Is Probably to Blame
3Introduction
96. So, Does This Mean I Can Skip the Gym?
41. In the Beginning Was the… Glitch?
107. Poking the JPEGs
52. Our Probable Doom, Disinterest, or Digital Overlords
118. Now What?
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63. The Universe Is a Lousy Programmer
12About the Author
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