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    1. 07-15-2011 06:29 PM #1
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      Quote Originally Posted by Supernova View Post
      Now here's the real kicker: can you be sure that this hasn't already happened and that WE are the simulations in a computer?
      One cannot be sure of anything. Believing that one is sure of something does not make it so, and the possibility ALWAYS remains that he is wrong.
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      Quote Originally Posted by sloth View Post
      One cannot be sure of anything. Believing that one is sure of something does not make it so, and the possibility ALWAYS remains that he is wrong.
      Wonderfully stated. The question I posed was examined in an episode of Through The Wormhole, and this thread reminded me of it.
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