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Welcome to Esoteric Detective, my name is Emma. Have you ever wondered if reality, that
is the world that you see around you, is really real? Well, stay tuned as we bring you 6 Things
That Might Prove We Are Living in A Simulated Reality.
Number 6. The idea that we are living in a matrix, is
taken seriously, by real scholars. At least recently, it has. Ever since famed philosopher
Nick Bostrom, of the University of Oxford, made the first serious academic exploration
of the simulation argument. The simulations he considered are different from those in
movies like “The Matrix,” in which the world is simulated but the conscious minds
are not. that is, where biological human beings with human brains interface with the simulated
world. In Bostrom’s simulations, human consciousness is just another figment of the simulation.
That is, ghosts in a strange machine. Nick has given examples as to the type of
simulation that he thinks we could be in, as something either run by our future selves,
or more likely, something run by maybe a super intelligence, that has made a simulation universe.
humans just being byproducts of particle interactions on a cosmic scale, with the humans never coming
to exist outside the simulation but only exist in digital space.
Number 5. The idea that we could be living in a virtual
reality without knowing it, is taken seriously by scientists. As a matter of fact, right
now, tests are under way to try and find out once and for all, if we are living in a type
of matrix. At the moment physicists are testing for detectable glitches in our reality. That
is trying to find glitches that should not be there, as evidence of a computer simulation.
This is based upon the research of John D. Barrow, professor of mathematical sciences
at Cambridge University, who suggested that an imperfect simulation of reality would contain
detectable glitches. Just like your computer, the universe’s operating system would need
updates to keep working. As the simulation degrades, Dr John Barrow
suggests, we might see aspects of nature that are supposed to be static — such as the
speed of light or the fine-structure constant that describes the strength of the electromagnetic
force.
Number 4. The idea that we are living in a simulation
seems plausible, given the massive rate at which our computer power is expanding. And
the fact that humans are already creating simulations, whether it be in computer games
or virtual real worlds, there seems to be a driving desire to create expanded worlds
in which we can live an operate. This fact that we want to create worlds, to live within,
will no doubt only become more advanced in time, until there becomes a point, at which
we cannot tell the difference anymore. A simulated world in the future would be much more advanced,
but we can only guess as to what humans, could do in say a hundred years, or maybe a hundred
thousand. At that point, the advanced computer simulations would be so real they would probably
be no different than the real world. People inside the simulations might even make their
own simulations, which would lead onto a strange mirror effect with simulations inside simulations.
After that, who knows how deep the rabbit hole would really go.
Number 4. Our reality, and indeed the greater universe,
seems “fine-tuned” for life, and thus fine-tuned for human beings. It is like it
was made, or programmed like that for a reason. That is, life in the Universe can only occur
when certain universal fundamental physical constants lie within a very narrow range,
so that if any of several fundamental constants were only slightly different, the Universe
would not exist. That is, if you changed any of the natural laws of physics just a small
amount, nothing would exist in the universe. Matter would not have been created, gravity
would not exist, and maybe not even time itself. The chances that all these natural laws came
about and work to make the universe exists is so low, that it is about one in one quintillion
chance.
Paul Davies, professor of theoretical physics at Adelaide University: "The really amazing
thing is not that life on Earth is balanced on a knife-edge, but that the entire universe
is balanced on a knife-edge and would be total chaos if any of the natural 'constants' were
off even slightly." Number 3.
What we believe, shapes our reality. Evidence for this is shown in the double slit experiment.
In the basic version of this experiment, a coherent light source such as a laser beam
illuminates a plate pierced by two parallel slits, and the light passing through the slits
is observed on a screen behind the plate. The wave nature of light causes the light
waves passing through the two slits to interfere, producing bright and dark bands on the screen.
the strange part of the experiment is, the way that the light behaves, whether it is
particles or waves, is dependent on whether someone is viewing the experiment or not.
That is, the light behaves differently when someone is watching. This is a mystery in
physics which even today no one understands. But it could make sense, if we were in a simulated
reality that is that reality adjusts according to our own choices.
Number 2. The idea that we could be living in a virtual
reality without knowing it, is taken seriously by scientists. As a matter of fact, right
now, tests are under way to try and find out once and for all, if we are living in a type
of matrix. According to Discover magazine, physicists can offer us the ability to test
whether we live in our own virtual Matrix, by studying radiation from space, and looking
for changes in those forces that should not appear. That is types of computer glitches.
Number 1. Physicist have found computer code in the
mathematics of string theory. Namely, while exploring the mathematics of string theory,
Theoretical Physicist James Gates and his researcher discovered something rather interesting
buried deep within the mathematical equations of super symmetry. They found computer code.
And it isn’t just random ones and zeros. Bizarrely, the code they found is code which
is used in computer browser operating system software. Specifically; Block Linear Self
Dual Error Correcting Code. Block Linear Self Dual Error Correcting Codes
are vital in the exchange of digital information as they monitor code sent and measure it against
what’s already known, self-adjusting as required in order to accurately transmit and
receive the correct information. Did you
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