I agree with you about preferring a discrete model of the universe. This may be a common affliction among programmers. For some apparently good theoretical reas

I 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