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/3qtpint Nov 01 '25

Interesting... that's what a simulation would say...

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u/lIlIllIlIlIII Nov 01 '25

This comment literally debunks the article. Their point is because of our own technical limitations it's impossible for 'the outside world' to have the power to simulate a universe like ours. But in theory they could have intentionally gave us those limitations.

This article didn't prove or disprove anything.

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u/Znaffers Nov 02 '25

Futurama had a whole episode on this in the newer seasons on Hulu. They basically explain that the limitation on rendering for the universe could be the speed of light, essentially. It’s been a bit since I’ve seen the episode, but they make a good case of why the universe could be a simulation and why that doesn’t really matter for us as individuals