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<\/div>Simulation Hypothesis<\/h2>
Futurism readers may recognize Rizwan Virk as the MIT researcher touting a new book<\/a> arguing that we’re likely living in a game-like computer simulation.<\/p> Now, in new interview<\/a> with Vox<\/em>, Virk goes even further — by probing whether we’re protagonists in the simulation or so-called “non-player characters” who are presumably included to round out a player character’s experience.<\/p> Virk speculated about whether we’re players or side characters when Vox <\/em>writer Sean Illing asked a question likely pondered by anyone who’s seen “The Matrix”: If you were living in a simulation, would you actually want to know?<\/p> “Probably the most important question related to this is whether we are NPCs (non-player characters) or PCs (player characters) in the video game,” Virk told Vox<\/em>. “If we are PCs, then that means we are just playing a character inside the video game of life, which I call the Great Simulation.”<\/p> It’s a line of inquiry that cuts to the core of the simulation hypothesis: If the universe is essentially a video game, who built it — and why?<\/p> “The question is, are all of us NPCs in a simulation, and what is the purpose of that simulation?” Virk asked. “A knowledge of the fact that we’re in a simulation, and the goals of the simulation and the goals of our character, I think, would still be interesting to many people.”<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> Are we living in a computer simulation? I don’t know. Probably.<\/a> [Vox<\/em>]<\/p> More on the simulation hypothesis: <\/strong>Famous Hacker Thinks We’re Living in Simulation, Wants to Escape<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post MIT Prof: If We Live in a Simulation, Are We Players or NPCs?<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> Continue reading here: Simulation Hypothesis Futurism readers may recognize Rizwan Virk as the MIT researcher\u00a0 touting a new book \u00a0arguing that we\u2019re likely living in a game-like computer simulation. Now, in new interview with\u00a0 Vox , Virk goes even further\u00a0\u2014 by probing whether we\u2019re protagonists in the simulation or so-called \u201cnon-player characters\u201d who are presumably included to round out a player character\u2019s experience. Continue reading Great Simulation<\/h2>
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