Be warned, this could be the matrix (real crazy news!)

THE SIDNEY MORNING HERALD ^ | July 22, 2004

[red_is_beautiful]

The multiverse theory has spawned another - that our universe is a simulation, writes Paul Davies.

If you've ever thought life was actually a dream, take comfort. Some pretty distinguished scientists may agree with you. Philosophers have long questioned whether there is in fact a real world out there, or whether "reality" is just a figment of our imagination.

Then along came the quantum physicists, who unveiled an Alice-in-Wonderland realm of atomic uncertainty, where particles can be waves and solid objects dissolve away into ghostly patterns of quantum energy.

Now cosmologists have got in on the act, suggesting that what we perceive as the universe might in fact be nothing more than a gigantic simulation.

The story behind this bizarre suggestion began with a vexatious question: why is the universe so bio-friendly?

[KneelBeforeZod]

The answer is: 42

[APFel]

"What are they doing? Wait, maybe I don't want to know."

It's called a beer bong. It is a "sink or swim (or perhaps swim or swim) way of drinking beer really, really fast. The user places the end of the tube in his or her mouth, and the assistant pours the beer in the funnel and raises it above the user's head. The beer flows very quickly and it is a very efficient way of getting drunk very quickly. Very. :)

APf

[dangus]

Why, Paul Davies, you don't believe in a creator, do you? *smirk*

[Brett66]

Ok, so how do I learn how to fly,block swords with the edge of my hand, and generally kick @ss?

[spodefly]

"If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain."

[Falcon4.0]

It's quite possible that this is all taking place in the mind of God.

[Waco]

We are/may all be figments of something's imagination?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

God help us all if its running on a Windows platform.

Indeed. Perhaps 1929, 1941 and 2001 were merely instances of "Improper shutdown detected. Checking discs for errors."

[Samwise]

Thanks for the fish.

[SlowBoat407]

Umm, I thought the "Who is the dreamer/who is the dream" carpola went out with Carlos Casteneda and fashionable Buddhism. Existence exists. Deal with it.

[Samwise]

The things I learn here. :^)

Thanks for the info.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

I can't remember his name this early,

Vishnu?

[Sloth]

Intelligent design?

[KarlInOhio]

The answer is: 42

Now the mice will want to examine your brain to find out what the question is.

[verity]

Drug problem?

[Red Badger]

Oh, not much, what's Vishnu with you.......(heh heh)

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Yup. Walked right into that one, I did.    =;^)

[Red Badger]

I couldn't help myself, but that WAS the CORRECT god.......

[bdeaner]

Translation: Academics are smoking way too much pot.

[zeugma]

...the universe might in fact be nothing more than a gigantic simulation.

God help us all if its running on a Windows platform.

Lucky for us God uses Unix.

# ssh universe.heaven.org uptime
  9:36am  up 2106762 day(s), 17:37,  1 user,  load average: 0.39, 0.29, 0.18
#

God, root, what's the difference?