Pozessed
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If you haven't already, look into the brain in a vat theory. It's a quick read and quite simple. To summarize, I will say that the brain in a vat theory is a thought experiment to deduce the implications of what it would mean if we are simply a brain in a vat connected to a computer in order to simulate our current reality.
I am curious of this communities thoughts on what I think is possible and probable in the future and what it may imply.
To begin, I want to say I believe that it is human nature to invent and adapt in order to survive. Our brain is our most precious commodity of our human existence. Without it, we can do nothing, with it we can do almost anything. Our human bodies can be considerably weak compared to the durability of other materials that exist. It seems to me that if we could transfer our brains into a mechanical body, or some type of surrogate that eliminates disease, injury, and aging, we would most likely research and develop that technology.
Considering that seems like the route humanity would take if its possible, and we have some technology that makes it seem probable. How do we know we haven't reached that state already and are nothing more than a brain connected to a computer?
If we are nothing more than brains connected to a computer, what would be the purpose of being in this exact simulation?
I am curious of this communities thoughts on what I think is possible and probable in the future and what it may imply.
To begin, I want to say I believe that it is human nature to invent and adapt in order to survive. Our brain is our most precious commodity of our human existence. Without it, we can do nothing, with it we can do almost anything. Our human bodies can be considerably weak compared to the durability of other materials that exist. It seems to me that if we could transfer our brains into a mechanical body, or some type of surrogate that eliminates disease, injury, and aging, we would most likely research and develop that technology.
Considering that seems like the route humanity would take if its possible, and we have some technology that makes it seem probable. How do we know we haven't reached that state already and are nothing more than a brain connected to a computer?
If we are nothing more than brains connected to a computer, what would be the purpose of being in this exact simulation?