If you haven't read the theory that the universe is a simulation, I highly recommend it. Not just because it's recently getting more scientific support, but it's also an interesting thought experiment.
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*Edit: Someone asked for the theory in the comments. Here it is: http://ift.tt/1HkudPM
There is also a really good Vice article with the NASA scientist that pelted this into the mainstream. http://ift.tt/QzvDIV
The crux of the argument for me is actually statistical:
Do you believe that a civilization could one day be advanced enough to simulate a universe in a computer? Well, if it can simulate one universe, then it can simulate infinite universes. Therefore, we are infinitely more likely to be in a simulation than in the original universe.
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