[bmdavi3]

Definitely agree.

Just like how a lion or a chimpanzee wouldn't make a convincing zoo for another lion or chimp, a human could figure out they're in a zoo made by another human.

But when you make a zoo for an animal that isn't on your level, you can figure out what's needed to satisfy it (even if it's really crappy compared to their normal environment).

So if something smarter than us by an order of magnitude or more made a zoo for us, it would be a much more elaborate and convincing zoo, and I'm not sure we'd figure it out.

[hnick]

If we are talking super-advanced, it wouldn't even need to be a physical zoo. Just mess with enough of our brains enough to make us not want to do certain things and we'll stay on this rock forever.