What Is Ultimately Possible in Physics?

Re:What Is Ultimately Possible in Physics? by gnaritas on Sunday November 01, 2009 @09:27PM (#915956)

> We lack sufficient evidence to prove that we reside in a Matrix-like construct.

I'm not sure we even have sufficient evidence to suggest it, let alone prove it.

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Re:What Is Ultimately Possible in Physics? by glymor on Sunday November 01, 2009 @11:17PM (#916117)

Have a look at the Simulation Argument http://www.simulation-argument.com/.

Crude synopsis: if it is possible to create such an simulation then the probability that we in one is the number of possible simulated universes (v. large) vs the number of real universes (1) ie high probability that we are within a simulation.

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Re:What Is Ultimately Possible in Physics? by rosser on Monday November 02, 2009 @01:22AM (#916310)

I've always heard that expressed as the Simulation Paradox: either full-fidelity simulations, a la The Matrix, are impossible, or we're already in one.

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Re:What Is Ultimately Possible in Physics? by gloob on Monday November 02, 2009 @01:33AM (#916322)

How is that paradoxical?

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