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Re:Mathematical proof debunks idea the universe is a compute... by ralph84 on Thursday October 30, 2025 @04:14PM (#45764799)
Even if they prove our universe can’t be simulated in a computer built the way we build them, how can they prove there aren’t other ways to build computers?
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Re:Mathematical proof debunks idea the universe is a compute... by abemiller on Thursday October 30, 2025 @05:18PM (#45765493)
Yea I mean a more generic version of the simulation theory is just that there is an "outside world" within which our universe exists in containment. Seems probably impossible to disprove (or prove) that for the same reason that proofs about the existence of God are hard.

But, making proofs about the capabilities of the exact types of computation we currently use can still be interesting.

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