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Nitram

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21. Whether or not you "believe" in it, there is no basis upon which to establish the odds
Tue Oct 24, 2017, 07:51 AM
Oct 2017

Last edited Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:50 AM - Edit history (1)

of its existence.

I love pseudo-scientists who put an exact figure to the odds on something they have absolutely Nitram Oct 2017 #1
I think that the odds are 50/50 that you are right about Elon Musk..... virtualobserver Oct 2017 #3
More like gazillion-to-one odds... Elon is a genius, but, WAYYY off base here. InAbLuEsTaTe Oct 2017 #5
Elon Musk is far from the only person who believes in the Holographic Universe. sagesnow Oct 2017 #16
Whether or not you "believe" in it, there is no basis upon which to establish the odds Nitram Oct 2017 #21
Belief that we are experiencing a simulated reality is the same as believing that God created Nitram Oct 2017 #22
Infinity Me. Oct 2017 #2
Okay, Russians. Get out of my mind! Gees, this is so out there. I'm getting off line now. The Wielding Truth Oct 2017 #4
And people are counting on this guy to get them to Mars??? Loyd Oct 2017 #6
This is all just a simulation? PJMcK Oct 2017 #7
You ( and your friends) may have chose to enter this mutuall sagesnow Oct 2017 #14
You dreamed up this version. sagesnow Oct 2017 #17
Shitty movie, actually PJMcK Oct 2017 #18
IMHO, Inception was a complex and interesting movie. sagesnow Oct 2017 #19
Probably not. LunaSea Oct 2017 #8
smart people often believe dumb things paulkienitz Oct 2017 #9
I had a PhD of Philosophy instructor... yallerdawg Oct 2017 #10
there's a lot we can't disprove paulkienitz Oct 2017 #12
Yep. Thinking about things is highly overrated. yallerdawg Oct 2017 #15
"It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between WinkyDink Oct 2017 #11
I'll have to show this to my girlfriend sometime. sandensea Oct 2017 #13
Ummm, no. paleotn Oct 2017 #20
And the kid who's playing this version of the Sims is a real dick. tclambert Oct 2017 #23
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