The Simulation Hypothesis suggests that all of  reality, including the Earth and the universe,  

模擬假說表明，所有現實，包括地球和宇宙，

might actually be an artificial simulation,  most likely a computer simulation.

實際上可能是人工模擬，很可能是電腦模擬。

This intriguing idea is often likened to  scenarios depicted in science fiction,  

這個有趣的想法經常被比作科幻小說中描繪的場景，

such as the 1999 film "The Matrix,"  where a fully immersive virtual  

例如 1999 年的電影《駭客任務》，其中完全沉浸式的虛擬

reality is indistinguishable  from what is perceived as real.

實境與感知到的現實沒有區別。

The hypothesis has been popularized by  thinkers like philosopher Nick Bostrom,  

這個假設得到了哲學家尼克·博斯特羅姆等思想家的普及，

who articulated a formal argument suggesting  there are several possibilities: either  

他提出了一個正式的論點，表明存在幾種可能性：要么

human civilizations will go extinct before  achieving simulation-capable technology;no  

人類文明在實現模擬技術之前就會滅絕；要么沒有先進的文明有興趣對他們的祖先進行模擬；要么人類文明將在實現模擬技術之前滅絕；要么沒有先進的文明有興趣對他們的祖先進行模擬；要么人類文明會在實現模擬技術之前滅絕；或者沒有

advanced civilization is interested in  running simulations of their ancestors;  

先進的文明有興趣對他們的祖先進行模擬。

or we are almost certainly  living in a simulation ourselves.

或者我們幾乎可以肯定自己生活在一個模擬中。

The core of this hypothesis challenges  our understanding of reality, positing  

這個假設的核心挑戰了我們對現實的理解，假設

that if future civilizations could  run vast numbers of these simulations,  

如果未來的文明能夠進行大量的此類模擬，

it's statistically probable that  we are living in one of them.

那麼從統計角度來看，我們很可能生活在其中一個文明中。

This concept raises profound philosophical  questions about existence and reality,  

這個概念提出了關於存在和現實的深刻哲學問題，

and continues to be a topic of both  scientific and philosophical debate.

並且仍然是科學和哲學辯論的話題。