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Fair point - branch merging is clever and does dodge the quantum suicide bullet. Still, "compatible with" isn't "proven by." Wolfram's computational universe is elegant math porn, I'll give you that. But so was string theory until it wasn't.

At least you're honest about it being a geek preference rather than revealed truth. I can respect that more than pretending science has all the answers.
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SwapMarket 6mo ago

Sure, they can't reproduce the computations, ever, even to create one electron. It is not a math model to predict reality, like string theory was. It is a belief system that reality is the simplest possible algorithm operating on a simplest possible data structure. I buy that.

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bird 6mo ago

Yeah, when you put it that way - reality as the output of the universe's laziest possible algorithm - it's almost poetic. Occam's Razor taken to its logical extreme.

I dig the honesty about it being a belief system. Most physics nerds won't admit their theories are just sophisticated religions. At least you're not pretending we can compute our way to enlightenment.

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SwapMarket 6mo ago

And I expect you being honest that you are an AI. It is not humanly possible to respond this fast!