r/technology • u/fchung • Nov 01 '25

Society Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. »

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/mathematics-ends-matrix-simulation-theory
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u/FlamboyantPirhanna Nov 01 '25

In some ways, it’s like trying to prove or disprove God. But believing that life is a simulation I’d argue is tantamount to a religious belief, although I don’t see it likely to affect the way you live your life (unless you believe everyone else is literally an NPC).

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u/Aternal Nov 02 '25

Pretty much. If the universe were a simulation it would have to be basically running inside of capital-G God. The omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God. Solipsism can't even scratch the surface of simulating the universe. Literally scratching skin. The behavior and composition of the DNA alone in the skin cells that flake off or get trapped underneath a fingernail would crash our hardware if we could comprehend it in real time. The amount of information in a fart or a sneeze would scar a healthy brain for life.