Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2025

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[M-ZZ41] Studies of Geoscience : historical, philosophical and STS studies

Mon. May 26, 2025 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM Convention Hall (CH-A) (International Conference Hall, Makuhari Messe)

convener:Michiko Yajima(Tokyo Metropolitan University), Shigeyuki Aoki(Faculty of Letters, Chuo University), Toshihiro Yamada(Taisho University), Akira YAMAMOTO, Chairperson:Michiko Yajima(Tokyo Metropolitan University), Akira YAMAMOTO

1:45 PM - 2:00 PM

[MZZ41-01] Simulation hypothesis from the fine-tuning argument

*Shigeyuki Aoki1 (1.Faculty of Letters, Chuo University)

Keywords:simulation hypothesis, fine-tuning, posthuman, philosophy of science

The simulation hypothesis, made famous by an Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom through his 2003 paper, posited that if post-human intelligent beings ran a vast number of simulations of cosmic worlds, it is extremely likely that our world would be just one of such simulations. Although this just remains a possibility, there are other arguments trying to justify the simulation hypothesis by fine-tuning of the universe. In this presentation, I would like to discuss whether fine-tuning can provide collateral evidence for the simulation hypothesis.