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14 Reality-Destroying Theories from Nick Bostrom That Will Make You Question Everything
Nick Bostrom’s insights about simulation theory, superintelligence, and human potential are so radical they make science fiction look conservative.
Here are his most mind-breaking discoveries.
1. The Simulation Probability Bomb
Bostrom’s most devastating insight: We’re almost certainly living in a simulation.
The mathematical proof:
P(simulation) = ancestors_running_sims × sims_per_ancestor × sophistication_level
Mind-breaking implications:
- If advanced civilizations exist, they run ancestral simulations
- If they run simulations, they run millions
- If they run millions, we’re probably in one
The real twist: This is good news.
2. The Technological Explosion Protocol
Most shocking prediction: The gap between normal and super intelligence is larger than human to ant.
The intelligence scale:
Ant → Human = 0.1 on log scale
Human → ASI = 1,000+ on same scale