> Is the "Universe is a Simulation" more than a dreamy internet theory, though? It's a theory that predates the internet. In the expanded view, the theory goes

> Is the "Universe is a Simulation" more than a dreamy internet theory, though? It's a theory that predates the internet. In the expanded view, the theory goes back to antiquity. The modern version is a thought experiment more in line with the drake equation than a dreamy internet theory. It's an idea born of some assumptions and mathematics. > Like, are astronomers and physicists taking it seriously? Some are, most aren't. But then again, most astronomers and physicists don't take SETI seriously as they have their own work to focus on. But it certainly isn't anything to be dismissed just like the drake equation or SETI.