Scientist says we may all be living in a computer simulation controlled by an evil genius!
SYDNEY, Australia (PNN) - August 2, 2016 - It's a question that has baffled humans long before The Matrix; do we exist and what if we are living in a simulation?
While we have yet to have a definitive answer, one expert has waded through this philosophical quagmire to explain arguments about whether we are just a brain in a vat.
Laura D'Olimpio, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Notre Dame Australia, said we can at least be certain we exist.
Consider this: right now, you are not where you think you are.
In fact, you happen to be the subject of a science experiment being conducted by an evil genius.
Your brain has been expertly removed from your body and is being kept alive in a vat of nutrients that sits on a laboratory bench.
The nerve endings of your brain are connected to a supercomputer that feeds you all the sensations of everyday life.
This is why you think you're living a completely normal life.
Do you still exist? Are you still even you? Is the world as you know it a figment of your imagination or an illusion constructed by this evil scientist?
