Perhaps I should bank with Bank of America Merrill Lynch if for no other reason than to keep up on the latest epistemic and cosmological speculations.
For whatever reason the banking institution sent out a note to its clients stating that there is a 20% to 50% chance that what we think of as reality is a simulated matrix—oh, and there will be free donuts on Tuesdays (!?!?!?!?!?!).
The note noted:
Many scientists, philosophers, and business leaders believe that there is a 20-50% probability that humans are already living in a computer-simulated virtual world.
In April 2016, researchers gathered at the American Museum of Natural History to debate this notion. The argument is that we are already approaching photorealistic 3D simulations that millions of people can simultaneously participate in.
It is conceivable that with advancements in artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and computing power, members of future civilizations could have decided to run a simulation of their ancestors.
Why Bank of America Merrill Lynch feels the need to weigh in on such issues is certainly mysterious.
It may be indicative of the transhuman direction that they will take their investments only time will tell—simulated time, that is.
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