Scientists Running Tests To Determine If The Universe Is Just A Simulation

[crows]

US scientists are attempting to find out whether all of humanity is currently living a Matrix-style computer simulation being run on supercomputers of the future.

According to researchers at the University of Washington, there are tests that could be done to begin to work out whether we are in fact real, or merely a simulation created by a futuristic android on its lunch break.

Aside from the rather mind-boggling proposition that we may be part of a computer simulation, another researcher pointed out that this would bring up the possibility of inter-universe computer platforms, and the potential to communicate across these.

https://news.techeye.net/science/sc...ed-by-futuristic-supercomputers#ixzz2EvauuhC7

 

[karamazov80]

I actually used to wonder about that in grade school. Be nice to assuage troubled young minds about the whole issue one way or the other.

 

[Voorhees27]

Yay another lame fear tactic.

 

[crows]

If this happened to be true it really means we are being watched, all the time. Actually reminds me of that South Park episode where Earth was just a reality TV show.

 

[karamazov80]

Honestly, it takes quite the ego to think we're important enough to be watched all the time by aliens and/or future people/robots.

 

[crows]

[ame]https://youtu.be/e5kW74Er_4o[/ame]

 

[CelticPredator]

So what.

Wake me when they do something important.

 

[thenammagazine]

US scientists are attempting to find out whether all of humanity is currently living a Matrix-style computer simulation being run on supercomputers of the future.

According to researchers at the University of Washington, there are tests that could be done to begin to work out whether we are in fact real, or merely a simulation created by a futuristic android on its lunch break.

Aside from the rather mind-boggling proposition that we may be part of a computer simulation, another researcher pointed out that this would bring up the possibility of inter-universe computer platforms, and the potential to communicate across these.

https://news.techeye.net/science/sc...ed-by-futuristic-supercomputers#ixzz2EvauuhC7

YAY! More federal funding wasted on bull****!

 

[The Ween]

US scientists are attempting to find out whether all of humanity is currently living a Matrix-style computer simulation being run on supercomputers of the future.

According to researchers at the University of Washington, there are tests that could be done to begin to work out whether we are in fact real, or merely a simulation created by a futuristic android on its lunch break.

Aside from the rather mind-boggling proposition that we may be part of a computer simulation, another researcher pointed out that this would bring up the possibility of inter-universe computer platforms, and the potential to communicate across these.

https://news.techeye.net/science/sc...ed-by-futuristic-supercomputers#ixzz2EvauuhC7

I can just imagine how much Apple will charge for this and how many Apple nerds will stand in line for it.

 

[The Ween]

YAY! More federal funding wasted on bull****!

I'd rather they spent it on this:

https://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket...shold-obama-response-185314096--politics.html

 

[Lejuan]

Feeling peckish. Wonder what's in the fridge.

 

[joshh]

interesting... i'm up for it. we are a young species, and i support anything that id related to what if research, exploring and trying to decipher and understand the universe and ask things in it.

 

[preeny101]

This is the second time today that I've had my existence called into question on this forum. Man, if I'm not real, the party begins today.

 

[The Ween]

If they turn off the simulation.........will I dream?

 

[automaton]

i would like to think if this was a simulation, they could do a hell of a lot better than what they have achieved...

 

[Darth Snoopy]

If they turn off the simulation.........will I dream?

You'll dream only of electric sheep.

 

[crows]

This is the second time today that I've had my existence called into question on this forum. Man, if I'm not real, the party begins today.

what was the fist one?

i would like to think if this was a simulation, they could do a hell of a lot better than what they have achieved...

well remember how in the matrix they talk about creating a perfect world at first but humans were not able to adapt to it, I could see that being implemented here

 

[devilof76]

****ing morons calliing themselves scientists.

 

[Solidus]

US scientists are attempting to find out whether all of humanity is currently living a Matrix-style computer simulation being run on supercomputers of the future.

According to researchers at the University of Washington, there are tests that could be done to begin to work out whether we are in fact real, or merely a simulation created by a futuristic android on its lunch break.

Aside from the rather mind-boggling proposition that we may be part of a computer simulation, another researcher pointed out that this would bring up the possibility of inter-universe computer platforms, and the potential to communicate across these.

https://news.techeye.net/science/sc...ed-by-futuristic-supercomputers#ixzz2EvauuhC7

Interesting article, man. But, it seems like an enormously ambitious project that's too far out of reach to accomplish. After all, they've only managed to simulate about one-trillionth of a meter . I wonder how much they're being funded for this.

 

[devilof76]

Too much.

They should be using that money to figure out if God exists (because what's the ****ing difference?) Then we can find out if pornstars really are happier than normal people. They really need to get their priorities straight.