For centuries philosophers entertained the question of whether the universe is an illusion.  A modern take on this question is whether the universe is a computer simulation, like the movie The Matrix.  When researching this topic, I was shocked to see how much discussion is out there regarding us being in a computer simulation and how many people see this as a realistic possibility.  The episode will first address the illusion question and then move on to artificial intelligence.  From there we’ll dive into the computer simulation possibility, which will be the bulk of the episode.