Icefire Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 Right now some scientists are running simulations of different aspects of the universe on nether computers, whether cells, weather systems, planetary movement, you name it. the biggest limitation in creating a complete simulation of a small-scale universe is processing power. so theoretically if we had infinite (or "just enough" processing power to simulate a universe, we probably could. We could simulate sentient beings that would go through their lives without realizing that they were only ones and zeros in a massive computer. following that, it is possible that we are just a simulation inside a super-massive (or infinite) computer. And if the programming was sound enough we would never realize this, or any glitches that do come up will be seen as a phenomena that has not yet been fully explained. thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_argument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny burton Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 why would it have to be a simulation? it might be a mobius tape loop, replaying round and round (albeit taking the longest route lol) ... self wiping in one direction and long enough the other direction for complexity to emerge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icefire Posted March 12, 2010 Author Share Posted March 12, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simulation_argument huh. that's it, alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny burton Posted March 12, 2010 Share Posted March 12, 2010 ...would they be different to a naturally occurring, but massively complex Conway's Game...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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