If we are in a simulation, then I argue that our laws of physics are necessarily less detailed than the laws of physics of our host universe. This may explain w

If we are in a simulation, then I argue that our laws of physics are necessarily less detailed than the laws of physics of our host universe. This may explain why we having difficulty reconciling quantum and classical mechanics; it may not be possible in our lower fidelity universe. I am drawn to the conclusion that a simulated universe must be of lower fidelity than host universe based on my experience simulating ecosystems within an ecohydrology model. Our model was really detailed, but still our ability to model things like soil physics is in the end limited by our inability to observe soil properties at smaller and smaller spatial scales. So the model necessarily simplifies the soil physics to the point where the model produces results that statistically match what we can observe. As a result, there are some things in the model that we can’t quite model and some things that don’t quite make sense in the model.