Mathematical proof debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation
msn.com(2025) Original source (23 points, 5 months ago, 45 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45792706
[UBCO study disproves the simulation hypothesis](https://news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/30/ubco-study-debunks-the-ide...)
Tedious nattering:
When a computer is used v to simulate any process, it's never the case that the computer creates a world inside that contains the process.
When you experience a TV show or vid game, this isn't occurring because little people are living in a world inside the machine, any moreso than a seeing your own image in a mirror is an encounter with a duplicate mirror version of yourself.
Nick Bostrom screwed with the minds of an entire generation by conflating simulation with re-creation.
Can we produce a simulation which is more real than our reality? if by reality, we mean details then we can fill the simulation with more details.
It's very difficult to imagine that anyone ever took seriously the idea that the universe was a computer simulation. It feels much more like the kind of argument you here from an arrogant student in a philosophy class. They argue _for_ eugenics, not because they actually support eugenics, but because they're confident in their ability to out-argue their classmates.
So... no turtles because... ?