simulations
Original: simulations on Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal
Transcript
Panel 1:
Man in plaid jacket and earflap hat: I think we must be in a simulated reality. If you can simulate reality, then there'll be more simulated realities than real ones.
Panel 2:
Woman with glasses: That's not correct.
Panel 3:
Man: Why not?
Panel 4:
Woman: You're making an argument.
Panel 5:
Woman: Most arguments are wrong.
Panel 6:
Woman: Therefore, that argument is wrong.
Panel 7:
Man (looking angry): That's a stupid point!
Panel 8:
Woman: Probabilistically, yes.
Votey:
SMBC: "Now 90% Simulationism Jokes"
Man in plaid jacket and earflap hat: I think we must be in a simulated reality. If you can simulate reality, then there'll be more simulated realities than real ones.
Panel 2:
Woman with glasses: That's not correct.
Panel 3:
Man: Why not?
Panel 4:
Woman: You're making an argument.
Panel 5:
Woman: Most arguments are wrong.
Panel 6:
Woman: Therefore, that argument is wrong.
Panel 7:
Man (looking angry): That's a stupid point!
Panel 8:
Woman: Probabilistically, yes.
Votey:
SMBC: "Now 90% Simulationism Jokes"
Alt text
An eight-panel comic, mostly set against a purple starry-night background. A man with flame-like reddish-orange hair, a red plaid jacket and an earflap hat talks with a woman with dark hair, round glasses and a green sweater. The man says, "I think we must be in a simulated reality. If you can simulate reality, then there'll be more simulated realities than real ones." The woman replies, "That's not correct." He asks, "Why not?" She answers across several panels: "You're making an argument. Most arguments are wrong. Therefore, that argument is wrong." The man, now scowling, snaps, "That's a stupid point!" In the final wide panel the two stand as small silhouettes on a snowy hillside while she calmly says, "Probabilistically, yes." Votey (the bonus panel): hand-lettered text reading "SMBC: 'Now 90% Simulationism Jokes'".
Transcribed by Claude Opus 4.8.