20240111｜宇宙是一个计算机模拟吗？科学家如何用这个想法推进科学知识

文章字数：885难度：⭐️⭐️Stop Asking If the Universe Is a Computer SimulationWe will never know if we live in a computer simulation; here is a more interesting questionThe notion that we live as characters in someone else’s video game is irresistible to many, even outside of science fiction bookshelves. Googling the term “simulation hypothesis” returns numerous results that debate whether the universe is a computer simulation—a concept that some scientists actually take seriously. Since a pivotal 2016 debate at the American Museum of Natural History, the idea has bounced from the scientific realm to the sphere of pop culture.我们是不是生活在别人的电子游戏里，这个想法让很多人着迷，不仅存在于科幻书架上，甚至在现实生活中也有人相信。如果你用谷歌搜索“模拟假说”这个词，你会看到很多关于宇宙是不是一个电脑模拟的讨论——这可是一些科学家真的在认真研究的问题。自 ………………………………