Decoding The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and Nick Bostrom's Simulation Theory

Update: 2021-09-15

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This episode is a mindblowing mash-up of film analysis and philosophy as we discuss the 1999 film The Thirteenth Floor in connection with Nick Bostrom’s simulation theory. Other thinkers cited include, in alphabetical order, Baudrillard, Descartes, Philip K. Dick, Dostoyevsky, Gurdjieff, Kierkegaard, Lacan, Jaron Lanier, Leibniz, Ouspensky, Wilber, Zizek.

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Decoding The Thirteenth Floor (1999) and Nick Bostrom's Simulation Theory

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