Timeline for Simulation theory experimental proof
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| Mar 13, 2022 at 10:52 | answer | added | MadScientist | timeline score: 2 | |
| Mar 12, 2022 at 20:33 | answer | added | user86462 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 12, 2022 at 0:07 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | What is a simulated world? It turns out to be a rather interesting question that's harder to answer than it might first seem. Only once you know what a simulation is can you understand how to test for it. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 22:33 | history | reopened |
Dragongeek Daron Vogon Poet Willk Ichthys King |
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| Mar 11, 2022 at 22:30 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Mar 11, 2022 at 16:49 | history | left closed in review |
sphennings L.Dutch♦ |
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| Mar 11, 2022 at 16:29 | comment | added | Vogon Poet | @Dragongeek because you used the words "is there..." then the answer is a simple "no." But the meta question is answered very simply by the Grand Unified Theory, where quantized probabilistic interactions contradict relativistic interactions at certain irreconcilable scales. It is the work of theorists generating the many variants of string theory to solve this riddle. I will be in the minority by voting to open this because it now objectively meets site criteria. I am humble enough to say that while I think the question has no final answer, I do not know all. Let the community decide, say I. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 16:22 | comment | added | sphennings | You're asking for a concrete thing but that thing doesn't solve a worldbuilding problem it solves a plot problem. You're didn't change your ask to resolve any of the issues brought up by Vogon Poet, Evening in Gethsemane or myself. | |
| Mar 11, 2022 at 16:18 | comment | added | Dragongeek | I've edited my question. Also, seeing comment and answer engagement, I don't see how my question is "too story based". I am asking for a concrete thing--an experiment one could perform or a theorem--and as I understand it, this is well within topics that are determined to be "on-topic" at worldbuilding.se in the meta | |
| S Mar 11, 2022 at 16:14 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| S Mar 11, 2022 at 16:14 | history | edited | Dragongeek | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Mar 11, 2022 at 0:07 | history | closed |
sphennings Vogon Poet Harthag Escaped dental patient. John Dallman |
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| Mar 10, 2022 at 23:02 | answer | added | Willk | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 22:28 | comment | added | Escaped dental patient. | Also the Shadow Test from Extremis an episode of Doctor Who set in a simulation to do with the way the human brain processes pseudo-random numbers. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 22:22 | comment | added | KerrAvon2055 | Implied Spaces by Walter John Williams. In the book there is an experiment that proves something crucial about the nature of the universe (no spoilers regarding what). Worth reading to see how another author handled the problem you have here and IMO it's a good albeit imperfect book. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 21:35 | comment | added | Vogon Poet | The very simple answer in hard-science is “No, there is no physics mystery that would reveal a simulated world if solved.” But a great writer would devise one. As @sphennings notes your story is missing a plot device. Writing.se? Many stories simply gloss over the equation (because the audience won’t understand anyway). VTC | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 21:19 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 10, 2022 at 21:04 | comment | added | Escaped dental patient. | It's a bootstrap issue, we're probably not going to be able to answer. An exception would be more to do with the limitations of the simulation - which you'd need to tell us about in detail. Then the issue becomes one of suspension-of-disbelief which is perilously close to writing advice. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 21:00 | comment | added | sphennings | It looks like you're looking for a plot device not trying to build a fictional world. Of note you don't seem to be interested in any particular theory and care more about out of world effects on your audience than any impact the answer will have on the world. In general if you're looking for brainstorming and idea generation, or to start a discussion your question is probably not a good fit for this site. | |
| Mar 10, 2022 at 20:48 | history | asked | Dragongeek | CC BY-SA 4.0 |