Hello, everybody. My name is Dr. J.C. Dornick, otherwise known as the Dragon, and welcome to another episode of the Make Sense with Dr. J.C. podcast.

Today, we are welcoming back one of our favorite all-time guests for his third appearance on our podcast, and that is the amazing Rizwan Verk.

And the topic of discussion today is the simulation theory, smart NPCs, which refers to

non-player characters versus real characters, and the supervised versus unsupervised mind.

Are we living in a computer simulation?

That question used to belong only to science fiction, but today, it's being discussed

seriously at the intersection of quantum

physics, digital physics, artificial intelligence, and the very nature of reality itself.

What is the simulation hypothesis? That's the question that will begin this conversation today.

And if the simulation hypothesis is true, what does that mean for consciousness, free will,

and the difference between a real player in a video game versus a non-player character?

So I'm joined again for the third time by MIT scientist, entrepreneur, and author of the

simulation hypothesis, simulation multiverse, as well as the wisdom of a

yogi, and that's Rizwan Verk. Before I invite him onto the stage, I want to talk a little bit about

what I like about Riz. So beyond the fact that he's just a super cool guy who happens to be an unusually

open and curious, intelligent genius, is that everything he talks about

bridges ancient wisdom and cutting-edge life-altering science without collapsing under societal

pressures into fantasy or dogma. You'll notice that when Riz speaks about his various topics,

it's not work. He's like a kid in a candy store and always

remains open and curious about new theories and hypotheses. Riz is not the kind of person who needs to

be right. More open and curious and excited than anything. I also like him, if I'm being honest,

because he wrote a very, very nice testimonial for me and my new

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