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The '''simulation hypothesis''' proposes that all of our existence is a simulated [[reality]], such as a computer simulation. The simulation hypothesis bears a close resemblance to various other skeptical scenarios from throughout the history of [[philosophy]]. The hypothesis was popularized in its current form by Nick Bostrom. The suggestion that such a [[hypothesis]] is compatible with all human perceptual experiences is thought to have significant [[epistemological]] consequences in the form of philosophical [[skepticism]]. Versions of the hypothesis have also been featured in [[science]] fiction, appearing as a central plot device in many stories and films. The hypothesis popularized by Bostrom is very disputed, with, for example, theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder, who called it pseudoscience and cosmologist George F. R. Ellis, who stated that "the hypothesis is totally impracticable from a technical viewpoint" and that "protagonists seem to have confused science fiction with [[science]].

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