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echo: philos
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from: NICK DOUGLAS
date: 1998-03-01 18:01:00
subject: Brains in vats

Now, I'm sure you've all heard of the "brains in vats" theory. For anyone who 
hasn't, I'll summarize it.
   There have been many brains-in-vats theories, all of which basically say, 
"Maybe we're/I'm just brain(s) in vat(s). Everything we/I experience is 
really a simulation of life."
   Now, why would we be anything like brains in vats? Why would this world 
nessecarilly have any relation with the "real" world? I know I'm a person, 
but as far as you know, I'm not. I could be a simulation made by some entity 
in your real world. I know that's not true, and I know that you might be a 
simulation. We all can only verify our own existence. Maybe you're supposed 
to read this because it will help you get out of the high-tech simulation 
game that you've been playing for years. You decided to try a game and act 
out the life of a human (which may or may not be real) living on earth (same 
point).
   But what if none of this is true? Maybe you are creating this universe 
with your own will, your own subconcious. You just don't fully believe it. 
You need to *fully* know, _undoubtedly_, that you can control everything. But 
of course, you can never fully do that. 
   Anyone with suggestions, comments, questions, or snide remarks can e-mail 
me at spriterules@juno.com, or just reply to this. Thank you for your time.
--- Maximus 3.01
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