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Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation (phys.org)

submitted 2 months ago by technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/science@lemmy.world

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Their findings, published in the Journal of Holography Applications in Physics, go beyond simply suggesting that we're not living in a simulated world like The Matrix. They prove something far more profound: the universe is built on a type of understanding that exists beyond the reach of any algorithm.

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[–] Zink@programming.dev 10 points 2 months ago (6 children)

The whole concept in quantum mechanics of a particle's wave function collapsing into a single point due to an observation event is just weird enough, and feels just enough like some otherworldly programmer's hack to save tons of resources, that I am not sure I will ever be fully convinced that we are not in a simulation.

I'm not asserting that we're in one, and I don't know of any reasons to believe that we are in one, but I think I'll always have that little suspicion.

[–] Jocker@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I had this thought ever since i first heard about that in quantum physics that, it must be for resource optimisation.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 2 points 2 months ago

It's like foveated rendering for the whole damn universe.

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