It's a plot device beloved by science fiction: our entire universe might be a simulation running on some advanced civilization's supercomputer. But new research from UBC Okanagan has mathematically proven this isn't just unlikely—it's impossible.

Their findings, published in the Journal of Holography Applications in Physics, go beyond simply suggesting that we’re not living in a simulated world like The Matrix. They prove something far more profound: the universe is built on a type of understanding that exists beyond the reach of any algorithm.

  • 1985MustangCobra@lemmy.caEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    if it’s simulated why can we inspect our own bodies? wouldn’t the ones who created the simulator stop from having the simulated lifeforms from inspecting themselves so deeply?