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Tim Cook wrote:
> Tangental to that, on the topic of imagination. The brain-in-vat thing
> is shot down by the idea that, if we *were*, we'd be unable to conceive
> of the notion of a brain-in-a-vat.
I can't imagine why that would be the case. No, if we're all computer
simulations, you could argue that the simulation might be programmed to
prevent us from noticing it's a simulation. But an evolved brain in a vat?
> Gravity might well be necessary, once we discover what the heck it IS.
I think the whole concept of "necessary" conflicts with the concept of
"omnipotence."
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