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66 Mathematical Proof Debunks the Idea That the Universe Is a Computer Simulation

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BeauHD @ Slashdot · 10/30/2025 21:25 EDT

Mathematical Proof Debunks the Idea That the Universe Is a Computer Simulation

alternative_right shares a report from Phys.org: Today's cutting-edge theory -- quantum gravity -- suggests that even space and time aren't fundamental. They emerge from something deeper: pure information. This information exists in what physicists call a Platonic realm -- a mathematical foundation more real than the physical universe we experience. It's from this realm that space and time themselves emerge. "The fundamental laws of physics cannot be contained within space and time, because they generate th

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