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KasukeSadiki t1_izkv3zb wrote

Reply to comment by ConfirmedCynic in The technological singularity is happening (oc/opinion) by FrogsEverywhere

I think that's why they said "effectively no different," as opposed to just "no different"

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ConfirmedCynic t1_izl352t wrote

And I meant that they are effectively different. One is a universe that can experience itself, the other is just the same as non-existence.

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KasukeSadiki t1_j04ilyj wrote

In this case I interpreted effectively as meaning that from our perspective there is no observable difference, as such it is effectively no different, even though there may be an actual difference.

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