Simulation Quotes

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Deep down, the US, with its space, its technological refinement, its bluff good conscience, even in those spaces which it opens up for simulation, is… — Jean Baudrillard
We are now able to see things in nature of what was previously only available in computer simulation. — Patrick Henry
There is something irreversible about acquiring knowledge; and the simulation of the search for it differs in a most profound way from the reality. — J. Robert Oppenheimer
'Scientific' computer simulations predict global warming based on increased greenhouse gas emissions over time. However, without water's contribution taken into account they omit the largest… — Michael Myers
The functional freedom that anybody can buy a gun and go out and murder a lot of people at a McDonald's is prevalent, yes. But… — J. G. Ballard
Happens if a big asteroid hits Earth? Judging from realistic simulations... — Dave Barry
In brief, we have the new paradigm where simulation and programs have replaced theory and observation, where government largely determines the nature of scientific activity,… — Richard Lindzen
Parallel to the training of the body a struggle against the poisoning of the soul must begin. Our whole public life today is like a… — Adolf Hitler
Does the â€˜Paranormalâ€™ lie within the margins between the â€˜Metacosmâ€™ [a larger reality beyond the macro/microcosms consisting of 10 dimensions or more] and the virtual… — Chuck Missler
Play is a subset of voluntary behaviour involving a selective mechanism which reverses the usual contingencies of power so as to permit the subject a… — Brian Sutton-Smith
Mental simulation is not as good as actually doing something. But it's the next best thing. And the right kind of a story is a… — Chip Heath
The most embarrassing part of the film is that the new problem posed by simulation is confused with its classical, Platonic treatment ... The Matrix… — Jean Baudrillard
Are you living in a computer simulation? — Nick Bostrom
I wonder if we are seeing a return to the object in the science-based museum. Since any visitor can go to a film like Jurassic… — Richard Fortey
Conservatism is constitutionally opposed to public reason, and this explains the abandon with which so many conservative pundits embrace flagrant simulations of reason, constructed through… — Philip E. Agre
The growing drama has outgrown such toys Of simulated stature, face, and speech: It also peradventure may outgrow The simulation of the painted scene, Boards,… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Lets take flight simulation as an example. If youre trying to train a pilot, you can simulate almost the whole course. You dont have to… — Roy Romer
Simulation is the situation created by any system of signs when it becomes sophisticated enough, autonomous enough, to abolish its own referent and to replace… — Jean Baudrillard
Our brain simulates reality. So, our everyday experiences are a form of dreaming, which is to say, they are mental models, simulations, not the things… — Stephen LaBerge
My biggest hobby is airsoft, which is similar to paintball. Essentially, it's military simulation, but the guns shoot plastic BBs. My friends and I go… — Nathan Kress

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