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The idea of a fundamental difference between the result of "performed" and "un-performed" computation always leads me to imagining the null universe, where noth
by skulk 5y ago
The idea of a fundamental difference between the result of "performed" and "un-performed" computation always leads me to imagining the null universe, where nothing gets computed ever but all math "exists" as we'd expect. It begs the question, why is the universe non-null? Allowing the mere existence of the possibility of computation to answer that question is very comforting. But yes, it requires approximately as much faith as any monotheistic religion.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoDoes it really? When one considers that we take seriously the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and nigh-uncountable Calabi-Yau manifold topologies of superstring theory? There is some suggestion that our experiential reality is but one infinitesimal slice of existence even among the empirically minded.
- skulk 5y agoI don't think we have any real observations that rule out the Matrix theory (e.g. existence of a "creator"), so I think it does. I'm not sure how parsimony plays into this; I do think MUH[0] is the most parsimonious TOE. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_universe_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_universe_hypothes...