Some things you can see directly, like your fingers. Other things, like your chin, you need a mirror or a camera to see.

For years, the idea that reality might be a sophisticated computer program has drifted from late-night dorm debates into mainstream culture and serious philosophy. Now a new wave of theoretical work ...

Few scientific ideas have leapt from philosophy seminars to dinner-table debates as quickly as the claim that our universe ...

The simulation hypothesis is an impressive logical and philosophical argument that has challenged our fundamental notions of reality.

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