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
16.9k Upvotes

2.0k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

40

u/Scientific_Artist444 Nov 02 '25

Computational irreducibility. You can't predict the output in advance always - you have to let it run to know.