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7355192Life is a Video Game played by Consciousness-timehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/life-is-a-video-game-played-by-consciousness-time-9798991333016/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6943644/image.jpg?v=6387680028497000006565MXNPublishDriveInStock/Ebooks/<p>Interview with a video game designer about simulation theory and the fundamental nature of consciousness.</p><p>Review:</p><p><strong>Bold and thought-provoking</strong>.</p><p>In Pausbacks novel, a journalist conducts a three-day interview with a reclusive game designer who just might have the answers to lifes biggest questions.</p><p>The author has structured this work of fiction in an interview format. The interviewer, called "D," never reveals his subjects identity, electing instead to refer to him simply as "K." Readers learn that, at one time, K was a millionaire game designer and professor of game theory living in the United States who seemingly "had it all." Like many ascetics and spiritual seekers before him, K decided to give it all up and live a life of quiet solitude, in this case on the outskirts of Panama. Thats where D crosses his path. What follows is an extended conversation between the two in which K is more than happy to share his thoughts on life, love, death, immortality, and everything in between. According to K, we are all living in a kind of "simulation." Unlike other proponents of similar theories, K posits that the point of this simulation is to become "Love." That might sound lofty and a bit woo-woo at first blush, but the discourse between the two comes across as grounded and sober: "Lots of people are confident tech will save us. Like believing in the second coming of Christ," the anonymous interviewee says. "In reality though, the only thing thats kept us from total annihilation so far has been cool-headed, rational, mature thinking (along with a good measure of dumb luck)." Their discourse is fascinating and lucid, with welcome doses of humor along the way. ("Do you believe in reincarnation?" the interviewer asks at one point. "Not this time around," his subject replies.) K gives hope to those fearing that AI will "wake up" one day and decide to destroy humanity; he asserts that AI will never achieve true consciousnessand without true consciousness, there can be no free will. However, theres the "burden of eternity" to contend withK says its the one thing we really must learn to reconcile. Its all very heady stuff, but, as Pausbacks ideas are rendered here, engaging with them feels as effortless as passing the time with your favorite barstool philosopher.</p><p>- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p>...6991179Life is a Video Game played by Consciousness-time6565https://www.gandhi.com.mx/life-is-a-video-game-played-by-consciousness-time-9798991333016/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/6943644/image.jpg?v=638768002849700000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20249798991333016_W3siaWQiOiI5Zjk3Y2JjZi00ZDM3LTQ4MGItODA4NC03OTBiNWNlMTg1MjgiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjY1LCJkaXNjb3VudCI6MCwic2VsbGluZ1ByaWNlIjo2NSwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6IklwcCIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMzBUMTU6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9798991333016_<p>Interview with a video game designer about simulation theory and the fundamental nature of consciousness.</p>...(*_*)9798991333016_<p>Interview with a video game designer about simulation theory and the fundamental nature of consciousness.</p><p>https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dan-pausback/life-is-a-video-game-played-by-consciousness-time/</p>...(*_*)9798991333016_<p>Interview with a video game designer about simulation theory and the fundamental nature of consciousness.</p><p>Review:</p><p><strong>Bold and thought-provoking</strong>.</p><p>In Pausbacks novel, a journalist conducts a three-day interview with a reclusive game designer who just might have the answers to lifes biggest questions.</p><p>The author has structured this work of fiction in an interview format. The interviewer, called "D," never reveals his subjects identity, electing instead to refer to him simply as "K." Readers learn that, at one time, K was a millionaire game designer and professor of game theory living in the United States who seemingly "had it all." Like many ascetics and spiritual seekers before him, K decided to give it all up and live a life of quiet solitude, in this case on the outskirts of Panama. Thats where D crosses his path. What follows is an extended conversation between the two in which K is more than happy to share his thoughts on life, love, death, immortality, and everything in between. According to K, we are all living in a kind of "simulation." Unlike other proponents of similar theories, K posits that the point of this simulation is to become "Love." That might sound lofty and a bit woo-woo at first blush, but the discourse between the two comes across as grounded and sober: "Lots of people are confident tech will save us. Like believing in the second coming of Christ," the anonymous interviewee says. "In reality though, the only thing thats kept us from total annihilation so far has been cool-headed, rational, mature thinking (along with a good measure of dumb luck)." Their discourse is fascinating and lucid, with welcome doses of humor along the way. ("Do you believe in reincarnation?" the interviewer asks at one point. "Not this time around," his subject replies.) K gives hope to those fearing that AI will "wake up" one day and decide to destroy humanity; he asserts that AI will never achieve true consciousnessand without true consciousness, there can be no free will. However, theres the "burden of eternity" to contend withK says its the one thing we really must learn to reconcile. Its all very heady stuff, but, as Pausbacks ideas are rendered here, engaging with them feels as effortless as passing the time with your favorite barstool philosopher.</p><p>- <em>Kirkus Reviews</em></p>...9798991333016_PublishDrivelibro_electonico_9798991333016_9798991333016Dan PausbackInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/content2connect_drm-epub-7f1e4018-6a5e-4163-a94f-0d6bfb2d7e1b.epub2024-08-17T00:00:00+00:00PublishDrive