Редактирование: Simulation hypothesis (раздел)

==Simulation Termination==

'''Peter Jenkins''' has the following to say in regards to Simulations and simulation termination;

<blockquote>"A future society will very likely have the technological ability and the motivation to create large numbers of completely realistic historical simulations and be able to overcome any ethical and legal obstacles to doing so. It is thus highly probable that we are a form of artificial intelligence inhabiting one of these simulations. To avoid stacking (i.e. simulations within simulations), '''the termination of these simulations is likely to be the point in history when the technology to create them first became widely available, (estimated to be 2050)'''. Long range planning beyond this date would therefore be futile." <ref>[http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=929327 Historical Simulations - Motivational, Ethical and Legal Issues]</ref></blockquote>

The sentiments are somewhat echoed in a paper written by '''Robin Hanson''' who states;

<blockquote>"If you knew that you were a simulated person in this party simulation, and you wanted to live as long as possible, you might want to discourage anyone from leaving the party. '''If the simulation might end early were the future guest to become bored, you might also want to make sure everyone had a good time.''' And your motivation to save for retirement, or to help the poor in Ethiopia, might be muted by realizing that in your simulation, you will never retire and there is no Ethiopia."<ref>[http://www.jetpress.org/volume7/simulation.htm How To Live In A Simulation, Robin Hanson]</ref></blockquote>