🎮 Simulation Hypothesis Explorer
Explore the probability that our reality is a computer simulation through Bostrom's Trilemma
🤔 What Is the Simulation Hypothesis?
The simulation hypothesis proposes that our entire reality might be a sophisticated computer simulation run by an advanced civilization. Nick Bostrom's 2003 trilemma argues that at least one of three propositions must be true: civilizations go extinct before reaching posthuman capability, posthuman civilizations choose not to run ancestor simulations, or we are almost certainly living in a simulation right now. It's like asking whether a character in a hyper-realistic video game could ever know it's inside a game.
Why does this matter? If even a tiny fraction of advanced civilizations run ancestor simulations, the simulated beings vastly outnumber real ones — making it statistically overwhelming that we are among the simulated. This question touches on consciousness, computational limits, the fine-tuning of physics, and whether 'simulated' reality is any less real than 'base' reality.