[steven777400]

I think there could be some interesting conclusions or capabilities from being in a simulation.

First, we would expect that the simulation may use heuristics; that some things not "observed" may be simulated in a quicker or more crude way.

Second, there may be a way to access the computational substrate. If the universe exists within a simulation, is there a way to run software directly against the universe "computer"? Are there security vulnerabilities in the simulation that could allow access to the higher level substrate, either to discover more about it or enact otherwise impossible changes in our universe?

Finally, there is the potential for external threat. In a simulation, one time step may take a variable amount of "real" time to complete. If we do find a way to tap into the computational substrate, or otherwise find some actions that burden the simulation excessively, the amount of time each of our universe's timesteps takes to complete in the external host "universe" will increase, possibly to the point where the author of the simulation interventions to correct the problem.

[Freestyler_3]

In a simulation where there are things such as awareness, there must be some sort of firewall protecting the computer from attempts to try and run our own software. First you would have to find out how this computer works, because it is nothing like ours.

I mean our simulations are just code running calculations, we don't have code that gives our programs a self awareness. I would say this would be many simulations, unless they are only running my point of view and you are all just simple code. You see we are all giving output then we are all small simulations together If it is just me then they are just looking at my output and you are just something I interact with, I cant tell if you can see, feel or make your own choices.

Anywho, whatever we are, we are.

And its not unrealistic for scientists to try and simulate something with as much detail as possible. If we simulate 3 planets, we give them a (to us) realistic colour representation. If you are simulating a world with beings that experience the simulations as if it was real life, you could easily make them all the same but not make them realise. But why wouldn't you make a real representation.

[JoeAltmaier]

Lets just not blue-screen the thing! That could be bad.