[NetBehaviour] the universe
the universe the universe has many places so many far apart http://www.alansondheim.org/universe0.png the universe begins to be smart about so many places http://www.alansondheim.org/universe1.png places, the universe says, do you come together http://www.alansondheim.org/universe2.png many sizes stars and black holes peek at one another http://www.alansondheim.org/universe3.png it is time the universe says, something new to happen http://www.alansondheim.org/universe4.png someone looking and listening now, you universe, hello http://www.alansondheim.org/universe5.png now you stars, the universe says, everyone is going http://www.alansondheim.org/universe6.png the stars are so smart, no one listens, goodbye http://www.alansondheim.org/universe7.png so many places and stars and holes, the universe says http://www.alansondheim.org/universe8.png so much and many happening, so many peeking here and there http://www.alansondheim.org/universe9.png it is time, the universe says, nothing now to happen ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
[NetBehaviour] The Universe is a VR Simulation.
The Universe is a VR Simulation. The VR hypothesis The idea that the universe is a giant virtual reality simulation is a well explored theme in science fiction. Films such as The Matrix have used this premise to great effect. Now a New Zealand scientist is saying that physicists should seriously explore the idea. Brian Whitworth at Massey University says that it is perfectly reasonable to conjecture that "the world is an information simulation running on a three-dimensional space-time screen". Deciding whether or not this is true is a matter for science to resolve. Assuming Whitworth is serious, what should we make of this idea? He readily admits that this is a weird idea but points out that it is no more strange than many widely held views in physics such as the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, the big bang and Boltzmann brains. So how would we be able to tell if our universe was a simulation? Whitworth says that if reality was to do something that information processing cannot, then it cannot be virtual. But he falls short of suggesting what this might be. more... http://tinyurl.com/2u8da4 ___ NetBehaviour mailing list NetBehaviour@netbehaviour.org http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
