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What would a simulated universe look/be like?

ljk — 8/16/2005 1:36:24 PM (archived)

The article looks at what it would take to simulate the universe and what such a universe might look like. Could we tell if we were living in such a universe?

http://www.mathstar.com.au/linkedstuff/simuniverse.htm

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The whole thread (36 posts)

A novel solution to Fermi's Paradox - ljk - 8/12/2005 1:58:17 PM
- Simpler solution - David F Mayer - 8/21/2005 5:05:22 AM
  - Simplest solution - phil - 8/21/2005 4:16:29 PM
    - Expanding on that - SDF - 8/22/2005 1:34:08 PM
      - re: Expanding on that - ljk - 8/22/2005 2:59:12 PM
    - re: Simplest solution - ljk - 8/22/2005 12:52:38 PM
- *Calm down folks, Daniel is correct* - ModBob - 8/12/2005 2:50:08 PM
- *complaint* - Daniel - 8/12/2005 2:23:02 PM
  - re: *complaint* - ljk - 8/12/2005 2:25:23 PM
    - re: *complaint* - Daniel - 8/12/2005 2:31:18 PM
      - re: *complaint* - ljk - 8/12/2005 2:36:29 PM
        
        re "far bigger problems" - Daniel - 8/12/2005 3:00:17 PM
        
        unacceptable thoughts? - phil - 8/12/2005 7:39:03 PM
        
        note to Phil: - Daniel - 8/13/2005 12:14:51 PM
        
        Shouldn't be - Robert - 8/12/2005 11:39:24 PM
        
        re: Shouldn't be - p - 8/13/2005 2:32:25 AM
        
        might not have to be - Robert - 8/13/2005 7:55:38 PM
        
        What if there is a Creator, but he/she/it is not God or a god? - ljk - 8/15/2005 12:57:12 PM
        
        Universes & creators - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/15/2005 7:31:03 PM
        
        How do you know that I'm not a product of your imagination? - Gary - 8/15/2005 8:21:49 PM
        
        Ah Gary... - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/17/2005 2:56:54 AM
        
        Actually, I'm no where clever enough to be your imagination - Gary - 8/18/2005 5:08:32 AM
        
        What's this doing on the Space Board? - Daniel - 8/18/2005 12:21:11 PM
        
        It's about harshness/survival regarding space exploration. - SDAI-Tech1 - 8/18/2005 9:49:53 PM
        
        very nice (n/t) - Daniel - 8/19/2005 3:19:12 AM
        
        As Shalmanezer said: - Fox - 8/15/2005 9:17:27 PM
        
        Not as good an imagination as someone who named a computer "Shalmanezer." (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 8/16/2005 5:14:18 AM
        
        Philosophy 101 - Gary - 8/15/2005 6:20:29 PM
        
        What would a simulated universe look/be like? - ljk - 8/16/2005 1:36:24 PM
        
        Doing a double take - ljk - 8/12/2005 7:09:00 PM
        
        if I misread you, it's hardly suprising - Daniel - 8/13/2005 12:39:21 PM
        
        re: if I misread you, it's hardly suprising - ljk - 8/15/2005 2:17:19 PM
        
        I'll grant you this - - Daniel - 8/17/2005 3:59:39 PM
        
        Now, hold on thar... - Tom Brosz - 8/12/2005 6:05:24 PM
        
        So, your dog is conscious. Maybe, but so what? - Daniel - 8/13/2005 12:19:52 PM
        
        So long and... - ljk - 8/15/2005 2:22:26 PM

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