The goal of this thought experiment, called the brain in a jar or the brain in a tube, is to connect virtual reality and reality. an environment where we cannot tell the difference is to enliven.

The brain in the tube will never know they are living in a virtual reality and will think they are “real”. Experiment from here; the reality in which we find ourselves because we understand it with our perceptions He states that it could be very different.

According to the experiment, as the person reading these lines, you may now be living in a virtual reality.

That the person reading this article is not actually a human being, or that the person writing this article is not actually me; Only I am a brain in a jar What would you say if I told you?

You probably don’t believe it and try to prove otherwise, but prove otherwise very difficult from a philosophical point of view looks like.

The foundations of the experiment go back to René Descartes.

This interesting thought experiment has been occupying the minds of philosophers since it was first proposed by René Descartes in 1641. Instead of jars in Descartes’ experiment a demonic creature was used, but the logic was the same.

In 1973, the philosopher Gilbert Harman updated Descartes’ idea to adapt it to the modern understanding of psychology. “the neurons are connected to the computer via cables” version appeared.

Our brain may be navigating its own fantasy world without realizing it is experiencing virtual reality.

In the brain-in-jar experiment, this machine, which we call the “brain barrel,” not only keeps the brain alive and working, but also helps the person doing the experiment. create virtual incentives provides direct transfer to the brain.

Since the stimuli are interpreted by the brain as “electrical signals”, “real” sensory experiences experiences that are indistinguishable from virtual reality. Thus he gets stuck in his imaginary world without realizing that he lives in virtual reality. He never knows whether he is in the skull or in the jar, that is, he does not know whether what he is experiencing is real or an illusion.

If we think the experiment is real, it has consequences in several areas.

The Ethics Of This Thought Experiment (If You’re A Brain In A Vat And Nothing Else Is Real) do terrible things there is nothing wrong with it), it has implications for epistemology (the study of knowledge and what it means/why it matters).

The daily pushing of the boundaries of technology leads to an increase in simulation studies.

Many scientists too for different reasons and in different contexts Tried on this thought experiment. It has not only been the subject of studies in the field of science, but has even inspired films.

Especially today, the boundaries of technology are being pushed day by day, increase in simulation studies. and led to its spread.

The movie Surrogates inspired by the brain-in-a-jar experiment:

In the 2009 sci-fi film, virtual reality devices in homes make it possible to transcend physical boundaries. Peoples robotic bodies In the future, they live by being managed from a distance, their social relationships are also formed according to this appearance.