Questions Only IV: Dude, Where's My Thread?

[scottydog]

If we're constantly being refreshed, why am I always so tired? Or would the constant refreshment actually explain chronic fatigue (or chronic anything)?

[RJDiogenes]

Could the initial conditions of the simulation be based on false assumptions?

[scottydog]

As they run us through simulation after simulation, do you think they're constantly tweaking the assumptions? For example, might they have said prior to this current simulation, "this time let's have scottydog obsessed with chocolate instead of cocaine', or "this time let's remove RJ's desire to get his hair cut"?

[RJDiogenes]

Wouldn't it be more interesting if the variations were more drastic, like an alien invasion or a Zombie apocalypse or a Trump presidency?

[scottydog]

Are they doing this for their own entertainment or for scientific purposes?

[RJDiogenes]

Might we be broadcast for the entertainment of entire galaxies?

[scottydog]

Reminds me a bit of The Twilight Zone's "To Serve Man" -- how would you rank that episode among all the others?

[RJDiogenes]

Would you agree that it's in the upper tier, along with episodes like "Eye of the Beholder" and "Number 12 Looks Just Like You?"

[scottydog]

How would you rank Nightmare at 20,000 feet?

[RJDiogenes]

If any sane man would rank it in the highest tier, does that mean the character in the episode would dislike it?

[scottydog]

Interesting! How would you rank Time Enough At Last?

[RJDiogenes]

Isn't that a classic that will endure forever?

[scottydog]

Do you wear glasses? Can you picture me every day searching for my glasses when I need my glasses to find them?

[RJDiogenes]

Is that a Catch-22, or a Catch 20/20?

[scottydog]

Will anyone have perfect vision for humanity in 2020?