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The argument seems to be that if the smallest workings of space/time exist in discrete points rather than being continuous, then we must be in a simulation, if
by wes-exp 14y ago
The argument seems to be that if the smallest workings of space/time exist in discrete points rather than being continuous, then we must be in a simulation, if I understand correctly. Personally I find discrete math much more natural and it's the continuous math that seems imaginary to me. So a discretized universe seems perfectly natural to me, and hardly evidence that it is being simulated.
- bdr 14y agoI agree with you about preferring a discrete model of the universe. This may be a common affliction among programmers. For some apparently good theoretical reasons, though, it's a minority opinion among physicists. There is at least one notable figure who explores the idea: Nobel laureate Gerard 't Hooft. Here's a recent starting point: http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=5022 http://www.math.columbia.edu/~woit/wordpress/?p=5022
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