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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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[–] 2 points 1 year ago (4 children)

If this is the case, then we don’t live inside a computer. Something more than pure computation is required.

SO many assumptions in that statement

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (3 children)

    Well, ”computer” in the mathematical sense is well defined of what it can and cannot do. The limit is the halting problem or equivalent problems.

    The question is: is there some equivalent to the halting problem in the real universe? If that’s the case, then there’s no algorithm you can use to describe the entire universe.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    ”computer” in the mathematical sense is well defined of what it can and cannot do.

    It is in this universe. Who's to say the same holds remotely true in a different universe that may have entirely different laws of physics?

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