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>"Though, the other reason we're not living in a simulation is that reality is continuous" I'm not so sure that it is. Given the existence of Planck length and
by xiaoma 10y ago
>"Though, the other reason we're not living in a simulation is that reality is continuous"
I'm not so sure that it is. Given the existence of Planck length and Planck time and other related units, it's entirely reasonable that at the lowest levels our universe is discrete, not analogue. I'll be the first to admit that it's been nearly 20 years since I've studied this stuff and I'm far from an expert, but I'm pretty sure there's no conclusive evidence that reality is continuous rather than discrete.
- colorint 10y agoPeople believe the Planck length implies discreteness because people want the universe to be discrete, for any number of reasons (including, making symbolic and numeric methods work out). But the biggest reason to believe the universe is continuous is that it has race conditions that are indicative of analog interactions, i.e., positive feedback, rather than state-stomping.