- Okay, I don't know if we are or are not in a computer simulation, but, if we are, why did the computer gods make me 5' 6"? You couldn't spare a couple extra inches? Bppt, stingy. Today, the concept of simulating a reality is not that abstract. Video game makers are able to create simulations of entire
worlds that we can control. Then there are scientists that are able to simulate entire universes
for the purposes of study. So if that's all true, how do we know that we aren't in someone's
simulation right now? Here are 10 reasons we may all be living in a computer simulation. (mysterious music) Number 10 is the multiverse. Parallel universes have
always been a popular theory in quantum
mechanics, describing our reality as just one in an infinite number. If you watch Rick & Morty, you
know what I'm talkin' about. Each new universe is a
variation of our own, in either a relatively
large or miniscule way. For example, there could be a reality with no squirrels, and I have hair. Just disturbing. They can be unintentionally
created through diverging decisions like choosing
to vacation in Chile while another version of
you chose Greenland instead. Without enough knowledge
of how space time works or what lies beyond our three dimensions, we may be unable to prove that parallel universes even exist. However, in simulation
theory, parallel universes are a series of simulations, all running at the same time. Rather than infinite
realities, simulations would be launched with
available computing power to avoid crashes. Each reality would run
under a different set of conditions to see how
we cope with the outcome. And with the world as it is right now, I think we got the short end
of that simulation stick. Number nine is time travel simulation. Hypothetically, a human
civilization in base reality will be far more advanced than us, but they may also be in
much more danger than us. An advanced civilization
may have been nearly wiped out by global warming,
untreatable epidemics or a murderous AI. Um hmm, that little robot that vacuums your floors for you, it's
gonna cut you in your sleep. If we set aside the idea that these future humans are running a massive
SIM program as either a sick joke or a giant video game, it may be that we are a
projection of their past selves. If something went catastrophically wrong in the future, observing simulations of what happened before
would serve to find insight into how it
occurred or how to solve the issue before it got much worse. If life in the future is
already difficult to sustain, then perhaps our simulation
is a way of letting those that couldn't survive
in the physical world live on in digital form,
essentially saving our species. Kind of a brain in a jar situation, you know, with electrodes attached to it. That's the future you
have to look forward to. Um hmm. Number eight is earth's
conspicuous conditions. The earth almost seems too precise to be a natural occurrence, almost
as if it were designed for us to live and thrive. In order for humans to exist, we need very specific conditions, and we happen to be extremely lucky in that regard. Earth is 150 million
kilometers from the sun, which is perfect enough to give us warm temperatures to survive in. Our sun is not a dwarf star, nor is it overly massive, so it
gives off just the right amount of light and heat. Earth spins around the
sun, giving us a good balance between heating
and cooling on the surface. If everything was simulated, earth would simply be programmed
with all these convenient qualities in order to support life. According to this theory,
humans may not be the ones behind the driver's seat after all. Earth could literally be a
perfect digital incubator, growing humans as an experimental species for aliens to study. Oh, Matt, you're outta your mind! That sounds crazy! Am I? Because that's exactly what scientists do right now in their universal simulations. To them, we're the aliens. Number seven are the
limitations of reality. Natural laws govern how
things exist and function. The maximum speed of light
is one thousand 80 million kilometers per hour,
and it cannot be broken down into a simpler form that is able to surpass that speed. Science is unable to explain why this is, but we do know that the speed of light is the fastest that anything
can go in the universe. Our natural laws could
be compared to the limits of a computer processor
or the maximum speed of transmitting information
through a network. Oh man, this one's gettin' heavy! If everything was simulated,
the speed of light would be set simply because the machine that runs everything couldn't process anything faster than that. Other universal constants,
such as Newton's plancks or the electrical constant, could all be explained as the maximum information values that the system can allow before it crashes. Number six is the Fermi Paradox. In 1950, Physicist Enrico Fermi revealed that if there are billions of stars, and possibly trillions of
planets that orbit them, how have we not yet been
visited by intergalactic life? Of all the planets in the universe, there must be some that have developed intelligent life, and
there must be a couple who have beaten us to
inventing interstellar travel. By this logic, we should
have been visited by now, and, unless aliens have
decided to deny us contact, or the government is covering it up, it seems highly irregular that we haven't seen anything yet. In simulation theory, our simulation only accounts for human life
and is not designed to account for other life where it should exist throughout the universe. Or, and this gets even
deeper, perhaps each planetary civilization is designed to be independent and to believe
that they are alone in the great expanse. Oh man, this is deep. We're just designed to think we're alone. Oh, mama. Number five is the Game of Life. In 1970, British Mathematician
John Horton Conway created rules for a simple game that plays itself and evolves based
on a player's input. The Game of Life includes
an infinitely expanding 2D grid of square cells that interact with their eight
neighboring cells in either an alive or dead state. The states are determined by
a small set of guidelines, including that a cell with more than three live neighbors dies, and any live cell with less than two live neighbors dies. Players can create systems
and let them die out, spreading into complicated patterns. As players experimented, the game became significant proof
that a machine capable of computing absolutely
anything was possible, with people actually creating their own games within the game. We may have created the
means for a programmable life simulation back in the 1970s! Oh my God, I'm really startin' to believe I'm not real! (hand slapping) Okay, that hurt, that hurt. I'm definitely real. Ow. Number four are simulation glitches. Even the most tightly
programmed and bug-tested simulations will always
have a few glitches. If we're part of a
simulation, glitches would certainly explain some of the strange phenomena that we experience. Paranormal occurrences,
like ghosts, may just be programming bugs that
have yet to be worked out. Hey, Mom, I know Grandma died, but she's in the kitchen, and she's see-through. Of course, in these cases, people would actually be seeing what
they have described and should avoid them at all costs. Then there's feelings of deja vu, which may be legitimate, as your life is accidentally repeating
certain instances because of a system error. These glitches may be
part of the simulation as well as part of some
people's artificial intelligence code, meaning
certain mental illnesses or psychic abilities could
also be ruled as bugs. So, wait a second, in this context could aliens be hackers or maybe even a malicious computer virus? Oh, Lord, this is gettin' heavy, and we still got three more,
and I am questioning life! Number three is Moore's Law
and advancing technology. Technology is becoming more sophisticated, and its integration
into every aspect of our day-to-day lives is becoming
more and more popular. In 1965, the co-founder
of Intel, Gordon Moore, discovered that the rate of improvement in their technology had doubled each year since they started. And he predicted that this would continue into the future. As technology advances,
things like video games and virtual reality will
become indistinguishable from our reality. When Pong was released back in 1972, it involved two rectangles
and a square dot. 45 years later, we have
photorealistic graphics in massively multi-player
worlds with complex program algorithms. If earlier humans had
made these increasingly quick leaps in technology
power, it's highly possible that we could already be inside their new age virtual reality. It may be virtual reality,
but remember there's still rules, so don't
go jumpin' off a house being like Matt Santoro
said it was virtual reality, thinking you can fly. You dead. Number two is the
universe is mathematical. Humans are extremely inquisitive, and we're constantly
striving to understand things that we cannot recreate
or witness physically. So we use mathematical
calculations in order to simulate almost anything
in our conceivable universe. Since our reality can be
explained with various mathematical equations,
we could conceivably run a version of reality on a computer by breaking down equations
into binary code. Not only is this a possibility, it may have already been done! In 2012, Theoretical Physicist
Sylvester James Gates discussed his discovery of
a type of computer code, the code used in modern day
browsers and search engines, inside equations that
are being used to explain fundamental elements of the cosmos. So it would appear that
we have already found pieces of code written in our existence. You know, if we do even exist. And number one is it may be unavoidable. Clever inventors and
physicists are already proving that we capable of creating
a simulation of life at some point in the future. If we are able to become creators of a new human civilization, and
a new digital earth, will we do it? The short answer is yes. Despite questions of morality and ethics, the computers of the
future will most likely be powerful enough to create
simulations on smaller scales. With godlike powers in
every programmers hands, it will only take one
person, unable to resist the temptation, to start the process. Another product of this power
falling within our reach is that the possibility
that we are all simulated and that our ancestors acted
similarly to create us, will become much greater. And, if this is true,
how many simulations deep are we within the base program? We're a simulation inside a simulation inside a simulation inside a smaha. (electronic buzzing) I'm done. So that was 10 reasons
we may all be living in a computer simulation. And if you guys enjoyed
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