29 December 2023 , 11:13
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A scientist has claimed we are all characters in an advanced virtual world and has an easy way to prove it.
Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth has suggested we are in a virtual computer simulation similar to the film The Matrix. He reckons there are clues to prove his theory. The limits on how fast light and sound can travel, he says, may be managed by a computer processor's speed. Physics laws are also similar to a computer code, he suggested with particles making up matter similar to pixels.
But he reckons the biggest and most persuasive clue is symmetry and how we see the world. Our view of nature he claims is everywhere and how machines "render the digitally constructed world" The professor said in a YouTube video for the university: "This abundance of symmetry (rather than asymmetry) in the universe is something that has never been explained. When we build or design things we have to use the most symmetric shapes to simplify the process. Just imagine building a house from bricks that are not the standard shape of a brick.
"If the bricks were in a totally irregular shape, the construction would be almost impossible or much more complicated. The same is true when we design computer programs or virtual realities – and this maximizes efficiency and minimizes energy consumption or computational power."
He also thinks the world of 'quantum entanglement' shows life is not what it seems. Physicist Albert Einstein described it as 'spooky action at a distance'. It shows how two particles and their properties become linked without physical contact with each other.
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It means two different particles in different locations, even thousands of miles apart, can mimic each other at the same time. It is similar people interact through virtual reality (VR). The professor said "Quantum entanglement allows two particles to be spookily connected so that if you manipulate one, you automatically and immediately also manipulate the other, no matter how far apart they are – with the effect being seemingly faster than the speed of light, which should be impossible.
"This could, however, be explained by the fact that within a virtual reality code, all 'locations' (points) should be roughly equally far from a central processor. So while we may think two particles are millions of light years apart, they wouldn’t be if they were created in a simulation."
Professor Vopson argued previously information is the fifth state of matter and a key to an experiment which he hopes to show we are living in a computer simulation. In an article for The Conversation, he said: "All particles have “anti” versions of themselves which are identical but have opposite charge.