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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 5970499" data-attributes="member: 177">Well, in a physically infinite universe, every point can be considered the &quot;center&quot;.Taking the strongest interpretation of your statement - that the Universe (as we see it, which may not be reality - window-dressing, as you put it) is set up as a stage for humans, specifically, then how this plays out really depends upon the agency that set it up.&nbsp; We can't speak to how it plays out without knowing (or assuming/positing) who and how.If the agent is someone who is an omnipotent, omniscient creator, well, now we are talking religion.&nbsp; For the rest, we are more comfortably in the realm of fictions...If the agent is, say, a reality TV producer, maybe it plays out like the Truman Show.&nbsp; If the agent is, say, a more advanced species engaged in an &quot;uplift&quot; scenario, it turns out yet another way...Hard to say, really.The big question is, if the Universe we see is &quot;window dressing&quot;, then what is the reality in which our window sits?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 5970499, member: 177"] Well, in a physically infinite universe, every point can be considered the "center". Taking the strongest interpretation of your statement - that the Universe (as we see it, which may not be reality - window-dressing, as you put it) is set up as a stage for humans, specifically, then how this plays out really depends upon the agency that set it up. We can't speak to how it plays out without knowing (or assuming/positing) who and how. If the agent is someone who is an omnipotent, omniscient creator, well, now we are talking religion. For the rest, we are more comfortably in the realm of fictions... If the agent is, say, a reality TV producer, maybe it plays out like the Truman Show. If the agent is, say, a more advanced species engaged in an "uplift" scenario, it turns out yet another way... Hard to say, really. The big question is, if the Universe we see is "window dressing", then what is the reality in which our window sits? [/QUOTE]

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