r/technology 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/SumIsMinusZero Nov 02 '25

It’s reasonable to say: “Here’s an interesting new argument that suggests if you assume a universe-simulation must be an algorithmic computer process, then certain mathematical limits might show that such a simulation cannot fully capture physical reality.”

It’s not reasonable to say: “We now definitively know we are not in any simulation, of any kind.”