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Indeed. I had a similar thought, which initially seemed profound. "Maybe this means that the universe can encode the results of non sequential algorithms but no
by hyperion2010 8y ago
Indeed. I had a similar thought, which initially seemed profound. "Maybe this means that the universe can encode the results of non sequential algorithms but no one can ever decode them. Douglas Adams was right all along!" Of course if you can't decode anything then in theory the universe is currently running an infinite number of undecodable simulations of itself right now. Related piece from Scott Aaronson [0].
0. https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3327 https://www.scottaaronson.com/blog/?p=3327