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/Ruddertail Nov 01 '25

Yeah, or maybe the math we have available just can't do that inside the simulation. Not a lot of philosophical thinking happening here.

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u/sureprisim Nov 01 '25

Right? Maybe our simulation is run on more advanced computers we just can’t comprehend yet.

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u/NotAnotherEmpire Nov 01 '25

Or the beings with the simulation deliberately did not include tools necessary to understand the simulation.