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Pretty much. You say it's all mathematics, I'll say it's a simulation. Or maybe it's a dream. Or a the manifestation of another being's will. Or something compl

by Retra 11y ago

Pretty much. You say it's all mathematics, I'll say it's a simulation. Or maybe it's a dream. Or a the manifestation of another being's will. Or something completely incomprehensible. Why should anyone care that it's mathematics? It's certainly not like any mathematics that we know; we can't do it some other way if we don't understand it. It's too big to fit in a brain, and too complex to simplify accurately. Since we don't understand its axioms, how do we know they form a mathematical structure?

criddell 11y ago
> Why should anyone care that it's mathematics? Well, if the universe is a simulation, then you can start poking around for the limits of the simulation and finding out new things is something that lots of people enjoy. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429561/the-measurement-that-would-reveal-the-universe-as-a-computer-simulation/ http://www.technologyreview.com/view/429561/the-measurement-...