MYS017: Are We In a Simulation? Does It Matter?
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin
4.8 • 2.8K Ratings
🗓️ 7 December 2018
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
Some serious people think we could be part of gigantic Matrix-style computer simulations. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whether it's philosophically or scientifically possible and, if it were true, would it matter to us on a practical or theological level?
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| 0:00.0 | This is Dom Bethenelli, the CEO of SQPN. |
| 0:03.6 | With a brief but very important message. |
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| 0:39.4 | Thank you for your generosity. |
| 0:40.8 | May we hear from you today? |
| 0:54.1 | We're listening to episode 17 of Jimmy Aikens Mysterious World, where we look at mysteries |
| 0:59.8 | both natural and supernatural from the twin perspectives of faith and reason. |
| 1:06.0 | In this week, this episode we're talking about whether we're living in a computer simulation |
| 1:11.5 | or any kind of other simulation, and whether it would matter if we are. |
| 1:16.7 | This is a good one. |
| 1:17.7 | Are you in the matrix? |
| 1:18.7 | Get ready to take your blue pill or the red pill? |
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