Are we in a simulation? This short video explores the question

[jonathan_colvin]

@anon50609448

Alright, I see what you are saying. If someone makes a specific claim about the intelligent creator then it becomes the domain of science. Like if someone says, “God answers prayers and so if people pray for someone who is sick they are more likely to recover” then we can (and have) test(ed) that. It’s within the domain of science.

Alright, good. We can agree on that.

@anon50609448

I’ve never heard a remotely testable or plausible claim from anyone testing for simulations, which is why I asked what evidence would exist above. In the video they mention two things that make no sense:

1. A simulated universe would be finite because of finite computing power. But the reason we can currently believe that computing power is limited is because of the nature of our universe.

You may be correct in that regard, but you shouldn’t base your opinion only on a popularized video. Quantum mechanics applies to any universe made of space, not just our own, so any universe of that type should have finite computing power available. What can be searched for is deviations from what the quantum math predicts we should see; computational short-cuts, as it were, such as if the granularity of space differs from what QM predicts. It’s still a new field, so you can expect disputes about the science (and it is science, and not theology as some interlocutors would suggest).