Is Our Universe a Simulation like ‘The Matrix’? Physicists FINALLY Settles a Long-Standing Debate

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Physicists from UBC Okanagan and collaborators have mathematically proven that the universe cannot be a simulation. Using advanced concepts like Gödel’s incompleteness theorem and quantum gravity, they show that reality is built on a ‘Platonic realm’ of non-algorithmic understanding, something no computer could ever replicate. This research settles a long-standing debate in science and philosophy, showing that the fundamental laws of physics go beyond computation.

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00:00Have you ever wondered if our universe is just a simulation, like in the Matrix?

00:05Well, scientists have now given us a final answer.

00:08And it's not what you might expect.

00:10A team of physicists from UBC Okanagan and other institutions has proven something really big.

00:16They say that the universe cannot be a simulation.

00:19Not now, not ever.

00:21This isn't just a guess.

00:22It's backed by hard math and physics.

00:24The idea that reality is a simulation has been around for years.

00:28Some people thought, maybe, we are living in a computer program.

00:32But this new research shows that is impossible.

00:35Why?

00:36Because the universe is built on something deeper than code.

00:40Scientists call this deeper layer the platonic realm.

00:43It's a mathematical foundation.

00:45It's more real than the world we see.

00:48Space and time come from this realm.

00:50But this realm cannot be described by any computer.

00:53The researchers used a famous math idea called Godel's Incompleteness Theorem.

00:58This theorem says that some truths cannot be proven by any set of rules.

01:02They just exist.

01:04These are called Godelian truths.

01:07And they cannot be reached by computation.

01:09So, what does this mean for the simulation theory then?

01:13Well, it means that computers cannot replicate everything.

01:16Reality has truths that no algorithm can ever capture.

01:20The universe needs something beyond code.

01:22Scientists call it non-algorithmic understanding.

01:26Dr. Mir Faisal, one of the lead researchers, explains it like this.

01:30He says,

01:31Drawing on mathematical theorems related to incompleteness and indefinability,

01:35we demonstrate that a fully consistent and complete description of reality

01:40cannot be achieved through computation alone.

01:43He added that it requires non-algorithmic understanding,

01:46which by definition is beyond algorithmic computation

01:49and therefore cannot be simulated.

01:51Hence, this universe cannot be a simulation.

01:54Well, the research has demonstrated that the theory

01:56that universe being a simulation

01:58can in fact be scientifically addressed.

02:01Dr. Faisal said that it has been suggested

02:03that the universe could be simulated.

02:05If such a simulation were possible,

02:07the simulated universe could itself give rise to life,

02:10which in turn might create its own simulation.

02:13This recursive possibility makes it seem highly unlikely

02:16that our universe is the original one,

02:18rather than a simulation nested within another simulation.

02:22So, the study published in the Journal of Holography Applications in Physics

02:25disputes the idea of a simulated universe like the matrix.

02:30It goes further,

02:31demonstrating that the cosmos itself is built upon a kind of understanding

02:34that lies outside the reach of any algorithm.

02:38Well, the takeaway is that reality is real.

02:40It's not a computer game.

02:42It's built on truths that no machine can ever replicate.

02:45This research settles a long-standing debate.

02:48It gives us a new way to think about the universe.

02:51If you like this story,

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02:54and don't forget to subscribe for more science news.

02:57Stay curious because the universe is full of surprises.

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