--- title: "[Essay] The Simulation Argument" date: 2020-12-30T00:00:00 draft: false makerefs: false --- Nick Bostrom[1] proposes that we are living inside a computer simulation with a 1 in 3 probability. It's easy to get the basic idea of the argument, but it's also widely misunderstood. If you read it, read carefully. [Essay Link][2] Link(s): [1: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom](https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom) [2: https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html](https://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html)