Is the simulation of a system equivalent to that same system?

>>8761711

That is more a philosophical question "perception is reality yada yada" Also the simulation is almost never as good as the real life, a simulation is based on reality as a way to make prognosis for something.

>>8761711
Is the ship of Theseus Theseus's ship?

Well, it's a ship. Close enough.

So, yes, for most purposes. You can always engage in epistemic pinhead-dancing, but for perceptual purposes, identical is identical.

>>8761711
How many angels can balance on a pinhead? There is no meaningful answer to your question.

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>>8761711
Is the Universe a hologram?

>>8761711
Depends how you define "simulate".

If by that you mean it appears to us to be concious, then nope. This would be like saying that hologram picture is equal to object on picture.

Bu if by simulation you mean that we recreate all thoughts, reactions etc of conciousnees inside simulation, then yes i would say that type of simulation is equal to actual conciousness.

>>8761711
>Is the simulation of a system equivalent to that same system?
No. A simulation is a simplified reduction to what someone believes cover the core aspects. Thus, not the same.

> More specifically, if we simulate a consciousness, is that not an authentic consciousness?

No. Just like simulating an orgasm is not an actual orgasm neither.

>>8763085
It is. It might not be a simulation, but it is a hologram. These are not the same.

>>8761711
if it is computationally irreducible (you can't compress the simulation or emulate it accurately through any 'tricks'. You can only find out what happens next by computing everything exactly)

>>8761711
>consciousness
>simulation

This smells like a tard thread

>>8764445
This.