QuantumT wrote: ↑Sat May 26, 2018 6:07 pm
Those of you, who don't want to read all my arguments, because it's to damn much, can skip the text, and use the video links below.
Okay, I tried a couple of times to make a thread about this, but they both got derailed by people who rambled on about metaphysics and accusations about it all being basically religious.
I thought about giving up, since the subject seems to attract people with an infinite amount of doubt and question, and less knowledge about science, but I am an optimist, and I believe that I just need to make it right.
Concluding that we exist inside a super computer, was not easily done. Before I ever got to that point, I studied science in all its forms: biology, astro physics, quantum mechanics, electro magnetism, evolution, math, geometry, string theory, relativity, chemistry, computing, robotics, consciousness and probably some more, that I didn't think of when I wrote this.
So it was not some vaguely based conclusion. It was the sum of the parts.
I want to make one thing absolutely clear! I do not believe in God or the supernatural! Hell no! An invisible all powerful being judging us? Ridiculous! Whoever is behind our reality is not divine! And I don't consider the supernatural to be supernatural, but to be interference.
I don't mind people having their faith, as long as they don't bother me with it. So enough with faith and religion, please! I want no part in it! I am into science only!
So, this a scientific discussion about a
model to explain reality. Any attempt to bring metaphysics into it will be ignored! I know that it will not stop certain people from attempting it, but they will be met by a wall of silence from me!
Now, let me walk you through the things that led to my conclusion:
1: The Collapse of the Wave Function.
Measurement or observation turns waves of potential into particles. The Quantum Eraser Experiment has determined that for sure! Measuring is just an extension of observing. Observing needs consciousness. Consciousness seems to be the logic (but not provable) culprit of the collapse!
2: Non-locality.
Entangled particles copying eachothers behavior across distances.
You have to be a hardcore physicalist to not find that weird! It is most logically described as central governing. Both particles receive their state from the same place.
You could choose to see it as an illogical marvel of nature. Up to you!
3: Quantum tunneling.
Particles crossing improbable boundaries. You do not see it in nature, matter crossing through matter. But you occasionally see it in computer games. We could call it a small glitch.
4: The speed of light.
What could possibly stop something in a vacuum? A spaceship going max speed with a headlight. The headlight light should exceed light speed. It does not. Something stops it. What??
5: Dark matter and energy.
The universe does not add up without it. Matter as we know, does not explain what we see. We still fail to detect the dark stuff. Maybe there are some other forces at large? Some digital settings maybe?
6: The Physical Constant.
If our universe had been just a tiny bit differently adjusted in polarity between protons and electrons, we would not be here! But it's just perfect for us! Many scientist see that as wonderful luck. A miracle! Others think there must be more universes out there. All failing to produce life. Are we the lucky one among trillions?
7: The Fibonacci Sequence / The Golden Ratio.
The whole universe seems to be wrapped in codes that determines everything from black holes to snail shells. It is there. It's for all to see. You can calculate it. But is it random? If it is random, is it the ultimate coincidence?
8: The Holographic Principle.
At the event horizon, at a black hole: What happens? Susskind won the argument against Hawking: Events are displayed as "holograms" at the edge of the universe!
But! Not only black hole events are displayed! All events are!
Who's watching?
9: String theory equations.
Scientists make them to describe the universe. Physicist James Gates Jr. discovered computer codes buried deep within them. Not just random 1's and 0's but a specific code. One that was made in the 40's to correct graphical errors in data transfer.
10: Math has two answers to the
nature of the universe:
1) A multiverse or 2) A zeroverse. It seems to favor the zeroverse slightly.
11: The Simulation Argument by Dr. Nick Bostrom.
At least one of the following propositions is true:
(1) the human species is very likely to go extinct before reaching a posthuman stage.
(2) any posthuman civilization is extremely unlikely to run a significant number of simulations of their evolutionary history (or variations thereof).
(3) we are almost certainly living in a computer simulation.
Bonus arguments, that cannot stand alone, but helps build the case when combined with the above:
12: Snow flakes and flames.
The only place we know of, in the universe, that has those incredibly graphically beautiful phenomena, is Earth. They could be unique to Earth. They are as amazing as they are unnecessary. A true gift of beauty from nature. Or maybe not?
13: The Supernatural/Paranormal/UFO's.
Nature cannot break its own laws, so if they are broken, it is evidence that someone/something above or beyond the universe is causing it.
If just one case in all human history is true, it exists!
14: The miracle of life.
Nobody knows exactly how the first living cell came to be.
Most scientists consider it a true miracle.
15: Dreams.
When we dream, our minds create a false reality, that we think is real - nomather how bizarre it is. So the question is: Can we trust the reality that we are presented to, when we are "awake"?
16: Direct brain stimuli:
When surgeons stimulate the brain directly, fx the area that controls a hand, there is a delayed effect of a few seconds. As if the signal goes "some place else" before ending in the hand.
I'll leave the conclusion up to you. Because: who am I to tell you?
But if I add up all the parts, the sum of them = A Matrix.
I have no idea what sort of computer we live in. I only have a faint idea of the makers technology, intention and purpose. But I do not know! So please do not ask about stuff I can't possibly know!
Videos (for those who prefer visuals to text):
"What is Reality?"
A technical/philosophical approach to our information reality
Complication level: 7/10
Entertainment value: 9/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0ztlIAYTCU (30 min.)
"The Simulation Hypothesis"
A layman's introduction to the hypothesis
Complication level: 3/10
Entertainment value: 6/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqULEE7eY8M (50 min.)
Quotes:
The atoms or elementary particles themselves are not real; they form a world of potentialities or possibilities rather than one of things or facts.
- Werner Heisenberg
Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real.
- Niels Bohr
Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
- Albert Einstein
Hence it is clear that the space of physics is not, in the last analysis, anything given in nature or independent of human thought.
- Albert Einstein
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- Arthur C. Clarke
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it.
- Max Planck