http://motherboard.vice.com/read/we-dont-live-in-a-simulation?utm_source=mbtwitter
“In a nutshell, what could this simulation be made of? If the reality we see were a simulation, we should assume that the simulator is made of altogether different stuff that, by definition, we could not even conceive (it should be made of something completely different from everything we meet in our world). While the notion that there is a base reality and additional levels of reality is both appealing and enthralling, we have evidence of only one level of reality. The world we live in is just made of objects.”
I’m a little hesitant to publish this.. because this guy doesn’t seem to really know what he’s talking about.. or just is really lacking in imagination. To me it’s just more interesting that people are trying to refute Elon’s statement. There of course is no way it prove or disprove Elon Musk’s statement. I can claim there are unicorns living outside the Universe, but since we can’t get outside of our Universe there is no way to prove/disprove it. The author of this article doesn’t seem to understand the nature of simulation, and potential power of simulation. My understanding of his argument is basically, “The apple that looks so conceiving to Musk on a VR computer screen would be utterly disappointing for a butterfly looking for a home or for a Robin looking for a worm.” But.. that doesn’t really make any sense. The worm and/or robin would simulated as well.. as well as the inside of the apple.
Here is an example of what is Elon is saying:
(This is not a real house.. just CGI rendering in a new game engine)