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  2. Simulation hypothesis - Wikipedia

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    Bostrom claims his argument goes beyond the classical ancient "skeptical hypothesis", claiming that "... we have interesting empirical reasons to believe that a certain disjunctive claim about the world is true", the third of the three disjunctive propositions being that humans are almost certainly living in a simulation.

  3. Problems with economic models - Wikipedia

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    Economic models can be such powerful tools in understanding some economic relationships that it is easy to ignore their limitations. One tangible example where the limits of economic models allegedly collided with reality, but were nevertheless accepted as "evidence" in public policy debates, involved models to simulate the effects of NAFTA ...

  4. Economic integration - Wikipedia

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    The trade-stimulation effects intended by means of economic integration are part of the contemporary economic Theory of the Second Best: where, in theory, the best option is free trade, with free competition and no trade barriers whatsoever. Free trade is treated as an idealistic option, and although realized within certain developed states ...

  5. Simulations and games in economics education - Wikipedia

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    A simulation game is "a game that contains a mixture of skill, chance, and strategy to simulate an aspect of reality, such as a stock exchange".Similarly, Finnish author Virpi Ruohomäki states that "a simulation game combines the features of a game (competition, cooperation, rules, participants, roles) with those of a simulation (incorporation of critical features of reality).

  6. Debunking a Destructive Economic Hypothesis - AOL

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  7. Simulation theory - Wikipedia

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    Simulation theory or Simulation Theory may refer to: Simulation theory of empathy , a theory in philosophy of mind about how people read others' actions and intentions Simulation hypothesis , a theory that all of perceived reality is an artificial simulation

  8. Opinion - Silence of the labs: How a censorship campaign ...

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    MSNBC’s Joy Reid also called the lab leak theorydebunked bunkum, ... Some experts questioned the efficacy of surgical masks, the scientific support for the six-foot rule and the necessity of ...

  9. Economic model - Wikipedia

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    The economic model is a simplified, often mathematical, framework designed to illustrate complex processes. Frequently, economic models posit structural parameters. [1] A model may have various exogenous variables, and those variables may change to create various responses by economic variables. Methodological uses of models include ...