tmcd35 Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Just found this interesting article Our world may be a giant hologram - space - 15 January 2009 - New Scientist Can't pretend to understand half of it but it seems to boil down to this whole universe not really being here, instead it's just one gigantic hologram. That being the case it poses some interesting questions for those who believe your soul is separate from your body. All I have to say is... "Computer, Arch!" Drat, didn't work! Still, worth a try eh?
CHR1S Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 I got to page 2 and then my brain went .... meh... I get the jist of it but ... meh
DrPerceptron Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 I think, therefore, I am. What a very interesting article, although I do wonder what some people are up to in these crazy places...
somabc Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 He showed that the physics inside a hypothetical universe with five dimensions and shaped like a Pringle is the same as the physics taking place on the four-dimensional boundary. Who knew the universe was shaped like pringles? Or, to put it another way, a holographic universe is blurry Yes I often get that after a late night.
stu Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 I read the whole thing nearly killed me but i made it:brave:
dhicks Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 it seems to boil down to this whole universe not really being here, instead it's just one gigantic hologram. Why else do you think we get fog? It's not really two weather fronts meeting, it's to cover up the rendering artefacts in the distance... -- David Hicks
JJonas Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 Im with Homer Simpson on the doughnut shaped universe!
mrcrazy04 Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 If it is a hologram reckon it has any stupid bugs like the Google Android OS. Perhaps if we all say "rm -rf" simultaneously we'll destroy the world!
bizzel Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 If it is a hologram reckon it has any stupid bugs like the Google Android OS. Death is just a stack overflow?
SimpleSi Posted January 15, 2009 Posted January 15, 2009 My personal favourite theory for those that fancy a follow up is the [ame=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropic_principle]Anthropic Principle[/ame] My paraphrase of it is that the universe exists the way it is because we are here to see it behave like it does But things might appear differently in YOUR universe regards Simon
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