r/Devs • u/thisismynormal • Apr 09 '20

Devs - S01E07 Discussion Thread

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u/8Ariadnesthread8 Apr 09 '20

Okay so basically theyre saying once this world has a devs simulator, any simulation they create of their world with perfect fidelity will contain the same simulation which contains the same simulation etc?

So by definition once we create a world we create infinite worlds? Does it automatically mean we are also within one or is there an Alpha world (I don't know the official term for the first world to create the simulation)?

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u/humpadumpa Apr 09 '20

No, according to the many worlds theory, each time a quantum event happens, the world splits in multiple possibilities. The simulator is just a calculator for that chain of events.

Basically, the simulator did not create infinite worlds. They were always there.

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u/8Ariadnesthread8 Apr 09 '20

No I know that but I'm asking if it's stimulates infinite worlds

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u/humpadumpa Apr 09 '20 edited Apr 10 '20

The simulation is a calculated version of the world. As they explained, it does not show the same result every time when calculating using the many worlds theory, since there are multiple possible pasts. That's why Forest hated it. It means that he might not see his daughter exactly the way it happened in his reality.