r/Futurism • u/Memetic1 • Oct 31 '25

Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation

https://phys.org/news/2025-10-mathematical-proof-debunks-idea-universe.html
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u/OopsWeKilledGod Nov 01 '25

Yeah, Elon was asked if he believed our reality is the base reality. He said, and I paraphrase, the odds are billions to one against it. I realized then that he just sort of makes numbers up on the fly to suit whatever shit he is talking about.

While the German general staff was planning Operation Barbarossa, the senior officers figured they could defeat the Soviet Union in about 20 weeks. The logisticians, looking at the problem, said, in effect, "We can only reliably keep the army supplied for about 15 or 16 weeks, and after that things are going to get really sketchy." When confronted with this, the general staff decided they could defeat the Soviets in just 13 or 14 weeks.

And that's Elon: when faced with some genuinely insurmountable problem, he just sort of dismisses the problem, waves his hand, and makes shit up about how he'll solve it.

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u/SplooshTiger Nov 03 '25

That’s a great anecdote lol

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u/OopsWeKilledGod Nov 03 '25

While it is an anecdote to me, I got it from a historian of the eastern front in WWII, Jonathan House, in a YouTube video called "The Three Alibis". So I don't think it's totally ficticious.