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[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 13 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think they're referring to the Allegory of the Cave. Which isn't quite simulation theory, but it does tread some of the same questions.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

Which isn’t quite simulation theory, but it does tread some of the same questions.

I mean, for someone who had never heard of electricity, it's about as close a comparison as he could get.

He explained it the only way someone from his time would have been able to.

[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ah, I'm familiar with that one in particular but I thought there was a different one I had missed.