[FRIAM] On old question

[Nick Thompson]

Hi, Glen, 

 

Rushing now, so no time to answer properly.  Only time to taunt you. 

 

So:  What is it exactly for an experience to "pass as reality". 

 

 

Nick 

 

Nicholas S. Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology

Clark University

http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

 

 

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On 10/24/18 2:58 PM, Nick Thompson wrote:

> First of all, the a priori distinction between the real and the modeling world is indefensible.

 

As a person who *simulates* the real world for money, that's just plain offensive! 8^)  Were I to go into, say, NASA or somewhere and claim that my simulations are *indistinguishable* from the real world, I'd be unable to make a living.  So, the distinction is not only defensible, but necessary.  In fact, I'd argue the opposite.  It's parsimonious to *assume* the distinction and the burden of proof is on the simulant to show that a simulacrum is similar enough to pass as reality.

 

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