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1 And now we have a dyad. Great job. Do you have any idea what just started?

naveen99 5y ago
computers as we know them are pretty limited in simulating anything in real time. I mean we are limited to double precision most of the time. If we are in a simulation, it isn’t a piece of silicon and metal running on electricity with all the finite math. Maybe if you redefine computer to be reality and have a model for dealing with singularities and infinities.
- Tenoke 5y ago
  You can simulate plenty in real-time or faster - most games do. The underlying universe can easily be more complex than the simulated one.
- 52-6F-62 5y ago
  I'm actually with you. I was trying to make a clever remark. I find it entertaining that ancient occult symbolism of your definition (1/0, singularity/infinity) to be the resulting mathematical foundation of modern computing, though. Personally, I think the discussion of "is it a simulation" is just getting into the mechanics again and is only held to be defining of reality by hardened materialists. I mean, that is just computing catching up with physics catching up with spirituality with regard to facing the question of: what really matters and what really is the point if we're just a small crest of a wave in the infinite ocean of energy, or if we're a bunch of emergent consciousnesses in god's infinite quest to know itself, or I want a cheeseburger because of some cosmic bitflip in some nth dimension of recursive simulations, and so on. The truth of any of it is likely to be found in the abstract, if anywhere, I suppose.
  - polynomial 5y ago
    Or if we represent G-d's eternal delight in cheeseburgers (irony intended) to the point he creates the universe just to experience such delight recursively. His quest to taste the infinite cheeseburger (which we experience as a bitflip in some n-dimensional cosmic diner.)
    - 52-6F-62 5y ago
      Bingo bango, all of existence is one infinite orgasm.

computers as we know them are pretty limited in simulating anything in real time. I mean we are limited to double precision most of the time. If we are in a simulation, it isn’t a piece of silicon and metal running on electricity with all the finite math. Maybe if you redefine computer to be reality and have a model for dealing with singularities and infinities.

Tenoke 5y ago
You can simulate plenty in real-time or faster - most games do. The underlying universe can easily be more complex than the simulated one.
52-6F-62 5y ago
I'm actually with you. I was trying to make a clever remark. I find it entertaining that ancient occult symbolism of your definition (1/0, singularity/infinity) to be the resulting mathematical foundation of modern computing, though. Personally, I think the discussion of "is it a simulation" is just getting into the mechanics again and is only held to be defining of reality by hardened materialists. I mean, that is just computing catching up with physics catching up with spirituality with regard to facing the question of: what really matters and what really is the point if we're just a small crest of a wave in the infinite ocean of energy, or if we're a bunch of emergent consciousnesses in god's infinite quest to know itself, or I want a cheeseburger because of some cosmic bitflip in some nth dimension of recursive simulations, and so on. The truth of any of it is likely to be found in the abstract, if anywhere, I suppose.
- polynomial 5y ago
  Or if we represent G-d's eternal delight in cheeseburgers (irony intended) to the point he creates the universe just to experience such delight recursively. His quest to taste the infinite cheeseburger (which we experience as a bitflip in some n-dimensional cosmic diner.)
  - 52-6F-62 5y ago
    Bingo bango, all of existence is one infinite orgasm.