SO WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT, DEAR DIARY, THAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING? CAN IT BE TRUE…
Well, I have been hearing a lot about the so-called simulation hypothesis—the idea that our reality might be an advanced computer simulation—has been taken seriously by many important people like philosophers, e.g. Nick Bostrom* and even technologists like Elon Musk.
Well, they say that if a civilization lasts long enough and develops advanced computer power, they will be able to simulate entire universes. Hmm… And that they will do many simulations, so many that at one point they would totally outnumber the «base reality.»
But… where’s the bloody proof? I mean, dear diary, I love to imagine these things and philosophise about them, but are they truly real? Physics does have some weird hints like quantization at Planck scales, limits to information, the strangeness of quantum mechanics), but nothing conclusive and certainly nothing that a non-geek can understand.
Then there is also so much talk (even in good films) about the multiverse. Dear fecking diary, is that real? I mean it is just as phenomenal as the simulation hypothesis, but completely different and I think I can subscribe to something like this. And the multiverse has been «proven» by physicists and cosmologists. I mean the quantum multiverse where it is known and proven that particles can exist in multiple states and in multiple places simultaneously. Why cannot we?
And dear diary, you know that I do not believe in limitations and I do not believe that we have to prove something in a laboratory. It is great if we can, but I don’t believe we (I) need that to believe that something is real or not. So even thought the multiverse is something not empirically verified, I think it is real.
Dear diary, another popular topic that interests me a lot is the Mandela Effect, but I think I will leave that for another day…
CHEERS
JaZzArt en València 
People used to think that outlandish thoughts were just conspiracy theories, but they’re not theories anymore. Who would have thought that we would be able to find the answer to anything and immediately communicate with anyone around the world from a small device in our pocket, and who would have believed that robotic and other digital devices would become more intelligent than humans? What used to be regarded as a vivid imagination has now become reality, so who knows what the future will bring. It seems that anything is possible. Babies born in test tubes, being able to travel faster than the speed of sound, telescopes that can see stars and planets billions of light years away. It seems that nothing is impossible, but the worry is not that brilliant minds can bring us such advances, but what those with minds from a parallel universe will do with them. For example, when Ernest Rutherford initially split the atom, I don’t suppose he imagined that Oppenheimer would use the discovery to develop a lethal weapon of mass destruction.
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Very good points Malc, and you are so right, things we would have loved to have in High School, like a mobile phone with the world at our disposal, is now commonplace. And with AI advancing and human intelligence declining, who knows what the world will look like fifty years from now…
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O think you need to take a couple of aspirin and get out of the sun!
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Lots of sun in these parts my friend… maybe you are right… 😊🌞🤣
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BUONA DOMENICA …… ANCHE SOTTO L’ACQUA
Dmitri Shostakovich – Waltz No. 2
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Fenomenale! Mi piace bene Shostakovich!
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SONO CONTENTO CHE SIA DI TUO GRADIMENTO.
BUONA GIORNATA
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Grazie Giovanni, anche tu
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🙋♀️😀
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We know you are bright and inquisitive. Are you that way in all of your universes, Francisco?
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Good question… But I thank you for such a nice thing to say!
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De nada, 🤓
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Human pride is unlimited. The universe holds mysteries we are sure we can understand. But we can, also, wander into delusion.
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So true… But I do believe that God is limitless and we, as limited beings, try to impose limits upon His creation… Thank you so much Anna, I always look forward to your comments. All the best and a great week to you.
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Loved reading your personal diary entry, so heartfelt and relatable. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences with us!
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Thank you! It is my pleasure and I gratefully appreciate your kind words. All the best.
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