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Are we living in a simulation? Scientist claims we're simply characters in an advanced virtual world - and says he has an easy way to prove it
Physics professor outlines the clues that suggest this world is not what it seems
He has also devised an experiment to test if we’re living in a computer simulation
28 December 2023
If you feel like you're living in a computer simulation like The Matrix, you might actually be onto something.
That's according to Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth.
Our lives contains several clues that suggest we're merely characters in an advanced virtual world, he claims – and he's planning an experiment to prove it.
For example, the fact there's limits to how fast light and sound can travel suggest they may be governed by the speed of a computer processor, according to the expert.
The laws of physics that govern the universe are also akin to computer code, he says, while elementary particles that make up matter are like pixels.
Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth, has outlined the clues that suggest we live in a simulated reality
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One of the most convincing clues, however, is the symmetry that we observe in the everyday world, from butterflies to flowers, snowflakes and starfish.
Symmetry is everywhere because it's how the machines 'render the digitally constructed world', Professor Vopson told MailOnline.
'This abundance of symmetry (rather than asymmetry) in the universe is something that has never been explained,' he said.
