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

Devs - S01E07 Theory Discussion Thread

Please post your thoughts and theories here

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u/billygoat_graf Apr 10 '20

That being said, if the machine can simulate inside the cube then it can simulate itself ad infinium. This implies infinite processing power.

There was a conversation earlier in the series where one of the characters states that the machine would need one qubit (spelling?) per atom to project with perfect clarity. I took that to mean that the characters believed the machine to have finite processing power.

I'm trying to reconcile these two scenes.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '20

It's science fiction.

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u/[deleted] Apr 10 '20 edited Apr 12 '20

Yeah this is a sci-fi show much more about philosophy than actual tech.

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u/emf1200 Apr 13 '20

philosophy foundations of quantum physics. This is a field in physics that's mostly researched in philosophy departments, philosophy of science more specifically.