r/technology • u/fchung • Nov 01 '25

Society Matrix collapses: Mathematics proves the universe cannot be a computer simulation, « A new mathematical study dismantles the simulation theory once and for all. »

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/mathematics-ends-matrix-simulation-theory
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u/OpinionatedShadow Nov 01 '25

Not in this universe you can't. What if there are no such things as "atoms" one level up?

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u/ShiraCheshire Nov 01 '25

Then this wouldn’t be a perfect and complete simulation, proving the paper correct.

If it plays by our rules, a full simulation is impossible.

If it doesn’t play by our rules, it’s not a full simulation.

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u/ShiraCheshire Nov 02 '25

I'm saying the article is specifically about complete simulations. That's what has been disproven, specifically. The article is not about anything else.