The Simulation Hypothesis: On the Current Epistemic Status

Alex Vikoulov
6 min readFeb 20, 2020
Original article first appeared on EcstadelicNET in Top Stories section on April 11, 2019

“My logic is undeniable.” -VIKI, I-Robot

In my recent book “The Syntellect Hypothesis: Five Paradigms of the Mind’s Evolution,” the famed Simulation Hypothesis is progressively morphed into the Syntellect Hypothesis as the more logically plausible and parsimonious alternative. Without any more spoilers to those who haven’t read the book…

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Alex Vikoulov

Futurist, Evolutionary Cyberneticist, Philosopher of Mind, Best-Selling Author, Filmmaker