In the movie “The Matrix”, the character Neo, played by Keanu Reeves, discovers that he lives in a simulated reality.
While many people dismiss it as science fiction, Melvin Vopson, assistant professor of physics at the University of Portsmouth, argues that this topic may be more than just science fiction.
Vopson argues that our universe may be a complex virtual world. He observes that the behavior of information in our reality resembles the process of deleting or compressing computer code, and suggests that advanced machines may be hiding the truth. Vopson pointed out the danger of running out of energy to maintain large amounts of digital information.
Vopson introduced the “second law of information dynamics”, which challenges the traditional second law of thermodynamics. This new law implies that the entropy of information in our universe tends to decrease, in direct contrast to the increasing entropy seen in the second law of thermodynamics. Vopson believes this behavior is compatible with the principles of programming and data compression, indicating that our universe may indeed be a super-advanced virtual reality simulation.
Moreover, Vopson; He cites the prevalence of symmetry in our world, such as biological life, solid structures, and the laws of physics, as evidence supporting the simulation theory. He suggests that symmetry is a mechanism for optimizing the digitally constructed world, leading to its widespread existence. While this doesn’t provide definitive proof, it gives significant strength to the idea of a simulated universe.
Compiled by: Eliz Canyurt
