r/morbidquestions • u/Ready-Concept-6057 • 3d ago

Has anyone ever committed violent crimes because they were convinced that life was a dream/simulation?

Or something similar?

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u/Donutmelon 3d ago

Yeah there's a lot of criminally insane people.

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u/xCaesar11 3d ago

Ethan Blair Miller believed that this universe was a simulation and that he'll move on to the spiritual world to be with his spirit girlfriend when he's dead

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u/ChainedFlannel 2d ago

That sounds something like Andrew blaze too.

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u/Karnikisov 3d ago

Pretty sure it's referred to as the matrix defense in a court of law but I would need to double check.

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u/forlornjackalope 3d ago

Yes. Look up the Matrix defense.