10 Reasons We’re All Living in a Computer Simulation
Disney’s 1982 science fiction movie, Tron, was a hit sensation. The plot included Jeff Bridges as a gifted computer programmer who discovers that a coworker at his job is stealing his work. When Bridges hacks into the system, he finds himself trapped in the virtual world where he fights against a computer simulated version of his coworker. Added to the challenge is the Master Control Program that plays the characters against each other. Once he discovers there are other ‘oppressed programs,’ Bridges becomes a freedom fighter, ultimately escaping the virtual world
.What a fun movie … and what a crazy idea to actually believe this scenario is possible. Yet, there are countless science fiction movies, created by imaginative producers and writers, where humanity and this earth we live on, are actually a computer simulation. Sound too far fetched? You may want to run a reality check on your own programming!
Hollywood is obsessed with humans being mere computer simulation, placed here for the entertainment of a higher entity. The early Star Trek episodes include power hungry space dwellers, lonely for some toy or game, who trap Captain Kirk and his cohorts in some computer programmed world. Early shows such as The Twilight Zone include eerie episodes of alternate reality where the characters are not what they seem. The Matrix includes three movies based entirely on existence being merely a computer program. Total Recall is the nightmare of a botched virtual reality vacation with twists and turns to confuse actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, in his already confused state.
Are you creeped out yet? Staring at your computer screen wondering if you’re looking in a mirror? These “10 Reasons We’re All Living in a Computer Simulation” may just get you thinking.
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