Computer languages are much more precise and deterministic than natural language. The machine is actually quite simple compared to our biology.<p>People once believed the world was flat, that the Earth orbited the sun. Today some think the universe  is at least 13 billion years old, others only 10,000. People on both sides think the other side is misguided, ignorant or just plain stupid.<p>Think we&#x27;re in a simulation? Put down your fucking bong hippie. Also get a job. Those are important for some reason and determine your self worth. Also self worth is a thing .. that you should have.<p>Evolutionary fitness has led humanity to believe powerful myths. Even you, yes you the rational atheist computer scientist on hacker news, believe many many myths right now. Many which don&#x27;t matter, many you will never know are myths.<p>In a million years, we will either be able to create computer simulations powerful enough to simulate part of our universe, or we&#x27;ll go extinct. Humanity will be a spec on our 13 billion year+ universe. Either that or someone will press the reset switch and start us over with some other parameters.<p>It&#x27;s not a lot of comfort to people who die in Chinese factories to give us cell phones, or to Chesley Manning sitting in prison.