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Mathematics disproves Matrix theory, says reality isn’t simulation (interestingengineering.com)
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And here I was waiting to get unplugged, or maybe finding a Nokia phone that received a call.

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

When someone claims something isn't computable, it is instantantly sus, especially from math nerds and not compsci nerds. Imagine the universe is indeed uncomputable, but each measurement is. The number of measurements you'd need to sim (at various scales/resolutions) is vastly smaller than the universe as a whole. This is morally equivalent to occlusion pruning in 3D games. If you aren't looking at it, it isn't being rendered.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    When it comes to theory of computability, you don’t need to account for optimization techniques. No need to consider the practicality of getting an answer from the algorithm, like how long it takes or how much memory it requires. Either you can get an answer in finite amount of time, or you can not.

    But I agree it’s sus when it comes to making such strong statements about the compatibility of the reality. I don’t trust this paper makes all the right assumptions.

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