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How is the universe able to run physics so smoothly?
Motivated by the discussion on whether chemistry can be reduced to physics, I came across a similar thread on Reddit, where a user commented:
A lot of chemistry has been reduced to physics, in the ...
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Is it possible to simulate a world within a world?
I would argue that it is not possible to create a simulation of a world within a world.
I can only imagine that a simulation of our world could be done within a computer?
A computer has a finite ...
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Is it possible to simulate a reality like ours using other logic than classical logic?
Are there alternative logical systems that could serve as a foundation for simulating a reality similar to ours, given that non-classical logics such as paraconsistent logic, while applicable in ...
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Consciousness in Simulation theory & AI, why do some believe that it is even possible?
There are many famous philosophers that assume that "consciousness can be create by calculations in a computer". For example: Nick Bostrom with the simulation theory [I greatly respect and ...
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