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Another story by the same author on the topic: https://qntm.org/responsibility


Yep, just saw it also. This speculates that we are fake. My curiosity is whether it is possible to prove or falsify it. Descartes had quite strong proof that we do exist (cogito...), but also he was not able to say are we real, or what we really are.


> Descartes had quite strong proof that we do exist (cogito...)

Well, no, Descartes’ argument only applies in the first-person-singular of the person evaluating the argument, not the first-person-plural.




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