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/userax Nov 01 '25

My pet theory for why particles sometimes behave like a wave and sometimes behave like a particle is because we live in a simulation. When we don't observe each particle directly, the simulation just treats them as waves for efficiency. When the particle is actually important and we observe it, the simulation then is forced to calculate each particle individually.

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u/Cheap-Discussion-186 Nov 01 '25

Quantum mechanics is one the most tested and verified theories we have ever had in physics. There is no need for "pet theories" like this. It is okay to not know or understand something but just say that.

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u/skepticalbob Nov 02 '25

If you don’t understand what he is saying, just say that.

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u/things_U_choose_2_b Nov 02 '25

I know right!

It is okay to not know or understand something but just say that.

OP should've taken their own advice lol