The Simulation Theory! Are We In The Matrix!

In this final episode of the Theory Series Season 1, Xavier leads us on a journey looking at if the world we live in, is actually a simulation. Join us as we talk about what is possible, and when this could possibly happen. We take a look at how video games may shape this possibility and would it truly matter if we did live in a simulation? Would things be any different? Listen to find out our takes.  Leave a comment on our Facebook page with your take on this theory, and what other theories you would like us to cover in the future!

 

Episode 7 Guide: Simulation Theory

 

Xavier’s Theory

The Simulation Theory:

This theory supposes that we all might be living in a computer simulation created by an alien race in some distant galaxy. While it may sound like an idea dreamed up by someone who has watched too many sci-fi movies, there are actually prominent scientists and physicists who not only think the Simulation Theory is possible, they’re working on experiments to prove it. In particular, a team of German physicists are trying to create their own programmed simulation of our universe. Surprisingly, a recent string theory discovery made by theoretical physicist S. James Gate lends further credibility to this theory. Basically, Gate found what is essentially computer code buried deep within the equations we use to describe our universe. And it’s not just any code, it’s an extremely unusual self-dual linear binary error-correcting block code. So it would seem that error correcting 1s and 0s are embedded in the quantum core of our universe. “Wake up Neo. . . The Matrix has you.”

http://www.thatsreallypossible.com/news/1100/evidence-our-universe-is-a-simulation/ Source: Thatsreallypossible.com

 

1.“Simply because we perceive the world as ‘real’ and ‘material’ doesn’t mean that it is so,” said Rizwan Virk, a tech entrepreneur and author of The Simulation Hypothesis. “In fact, the findings of quantum physics may shed some doubt on the fact that the material universe is real. The more that scientists look for the “material” in the material world, the more they find that it doesn’t exist.”
(https://builtin.com/hardware/simulation-theory) - Rizwan Virk
1Q. SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK PERSONALLY, ABOUT THIS, AND ABOUT THE CONCEPT THAT OUR WORLD MAY BE FAKE, EVEN AS SCIENTISTS LOOK DEEPER AND DEEPER "MATERIAL" AS WE KNOW IT DOES NOT EXIST.

2. “If you assume any rate of improvement at all, games will eventually be indistinguishable from reality,” Musk said before concluding, “We’re most likely in a simulation.”
(https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/what-simulation-hypothesis-why-some-think-life-simulated-reality-ncna913926) - ELON MUSK
2Q. DO YOU THINK BECAUSE WE MAY REACH A POINT WHERE GAMES ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM REALITY THAT IT CONFIRMS WE ARE A SIMULATION?

3.“The real question,” he said, “is what are the limits of computing powers.” Or are there limits? Judging by the types of real-world simulations scientists can now run on supercomputers, what might they be able to run in the coming decades or centuries as processing power achieves levels we currently can’t fathom?"
(https://www.space.com/30124-is-our-universe-a-fake.html) - MARTIN REES

3Q. HOPOTHETICALLY SPEAKING ; IF WE ARE BASE REALITY, DO YOU THINK WE MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMTIME IN THE FUTURE CREATING AN INTELLIGENCE OR FORCING THE SIMULATION THEORY TO EXIST VIA SCIENCE?

4.why does any of this matter? What is the purpose of proving or disproving that life as we know it is merely a digital construct and existence simply an immensely complex experiment in someone’s virtual terrarium?
The broad answer, Virk said, is that which all good science pursues: truth. More specifically, our truth. 
(https://builtin.com/hardware/simulation-theory) - Rizwan Virk
4Q. DO YOU THINK TRUTH IS A STRONG ENOUGH FACTOR TO KEEP US MOVING FORWARD IN DISCOVERY OF COMPLEX TOPICS LIKE THIS, OR DO YOU THINK FEAR WILL STOP US THE MORE AND MORE WE LEARN?

 

 

Resources:

Built In: https://builtin.com/hardware/simulation-theory
What Is Simulation Theory? Are We Living in a Computer Simulation? ...
Are we living in a computer simulation? Simulation theory questions our reality in some wild ways.

NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/mach/science/what-simulation-hypothesis-why-some-think-life-simulated-reality-ncna913926
What is the simulation hypothesis? Why some think life is a simulat...
Scientists are looking for ways to put this mind-bending idea to the test.

Space.com: https://www.space.com/30124-is-our-universe-a-fake.html
Is Our Universe a Fake?