Pondering further, if we’re talking simulations, it has to be easier to simulate the brain than the universe as a whole (because the brain is part of the universe)
- A question to think about: If you simulated the brain, would you get all the things that come with it (i..e, consciousness, thinking, free will, etc.)?
- David says yes
- (It’s important to note that, as advanced as humans are, we still don’t understand consciousness)