Atariology

The main position of Atariology is that everything in life can be comprehended, if we consider life as a video game or simulation. The term “Atariology” refers to a philosophy of world views as if it were a video game.

Manifesto

We believe that all aspects of life can be fully understood,
if we consider life as a video game or simulation. This provision has the following consequences:

Existential consequences
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1. If life is a game, then death is the end of the current game.
2. The goal of the game is to try to figure out the goal of the game.
3. An ideal simulation of life may appear in the future. To be considered perfect, simulation
should be able to reproduce the same sensory experience as life.

Moral investigation

1. The definition of good and evil depends on the version of the game.
2. Some people in the game are real players, while others are characters,
created by software. It is impossible to distinguish real players from the characters of the game.

Implications for immortality

1. If it were possible to create an ideal simulation, it would be possible to create another
perfect simulation inside the first one. Therefore one could create an infinite hierarchy
perfect simulations. Theoretically, a person can achieve immortality by moving along ideal
simulations endlessly.

Difficulties

1. It is possible that two ideal simulations will be different.
2. The game can be updated or changed during the game process so
that the player will not even suspect it.

Some reasons why life might be a video game:

1. Ghosts could be buggy video game characters.
2. Some games support cheats or cheat codes. This could explain the possible existence
magic or miracles.
3. The big bang - just how to turn on the TV.
4. De-ja vu exists because if reality is a video game, then you must have played this game before.
5. Sleeping is like pressing a pause in the game or loading the next level.
6. There is always a player better than you.

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