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SimU #A007 _ Simulated universe — scientific arguments by AI.
## Scientific Arguments Supporting the Simulated Universe Hypothesis.
**1. Probability and Nested Simulations**
– Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s trilemma suggests that if advanced civilizations can and do create many ancestor simulations, then statistically, it’s more likely we are in a simulation than in the original “base” reality.
[ My comment: strong scientific argument based on observations and calculations of probabilities. ]
**2. Information Physics and Computational Laws**
– Physicist Melvin Vopson’s “Second Law of Infodynamics” proposes that the universe behaves like a computational system, optimizing and compressing information similarly to how a simulation would operate. This law, observed in digital data, biological systems, and mathematical symmetries, hints at an underlying computational structure to reality.
[ My comment: strong argument. ]
**3. Quantum Phenomena**
– Some argue that quantum indeterminacy (e.g., particles not having definite states until observed) could be explained by a simulation “rendering” only what is needed, akin to resource-saving techniques in computer graphics.
[ My comment: interesting argument. ]
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## Scientific Arguments Against the Simulated Universe Hypothesis.
**1. Physical Impracticality and Computational Limits**
– Critics like Sabine Hossenfelder and George Ellis argue that simulating a universe at the fidelity we observe is physically impossible due to computational and resource constraints, making the hypothesis technically unfeasible.
[ My comment: this argument is invalid .. ]
https://old.rip/2025/03/07/simu-a004-_-simulated-universe-calculations/
**2. Lack of Empirical Evidence**
– There is currently no direct evidence or measurable inconsistency in physics that would indicate we are inside a simulation, and many claims rely on philosophical reasoning rather than scientific proof.
[ My comment: partly true, but not an argument against the possibility of being in a simulated universe. ]
**3. Complexity Problem**
– A simulated universe must be less complex than the mechanism simulating it. Therefore, positing a simulator more complex than our universe to explain our universe is seen as unnecessarily convoluted and less plausible than the universe simply existing as it is.
[ My comment: invalid argument. ]
**4. Alternative Explanations for Observed Phenomena**
– Features like quantum indeterminacy or spacetime quantization can be explained by current physical theories (e.g., superstring theory) without invoking a simulation.
[ My comment: invalid argument in context of topic. ]
**5. Motivation and Plausibility**
– Some argue it is unlikely that advanced civilizations would have the motivation or reason to run such resource-intensive simulations of entire universes, especially when simpler virtual experiences would suffice.
[ My comment: invalid argument, not scientific. ]
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