Brains in Vats in Space
Earlier in the week I was giving Charlie Stross a hard time for some unhappy Malthusianism, but the followup post on the Fermi Paradox, the simulation argument, and Boltzmann brains is much more interesting. All is forgiven!
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Natalia Kiriushcheva
April 3, 2013 at 12:18 am