• Russellbush@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I saw a theory by some physicists that there is some evidence we may be a hologram but I’m not smart enough to understand exactly what that means. Sounds neat

    • naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      Yeah that doesn’t mean we’re running on an alien projector. Science communication of theoretical physics is horrible.

      Anytime you find yourself getting excited about some galaxy brain SciFi stuff just clap out some chalk board erasers and inhale the dust. That’s about how pleasant and exciting theoretical physics is (and how worth doing, fight me you keyboard tapping nerds) and it should help you get in the mood for appreciating findings.

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      1 year ago

      I’m also not smart enough to understand it completely but I think they meant something strange could be happening with dimensions (think Flatlanders) rather than us being a computer program. anyone with more understanding please elaborate tho