The Universe as a Computer Game, from Virtual to Actual Reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21245078 |
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| Authors | Alfred Driessen (0000-0002-7901-4020, University of Twente, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-13 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Scientia et Fides (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2353-5636 • E-ISSN: 2300-7648 |
| Publisher | Uniwersytet Mikolaja Kopernika/Nicolaus Copernicus University (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.12775/setf.2018.007 |
| OpenAlex | W2793055802 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
From the very beginning of ancient Greek philosophy up to the present day a puzzling correlation is found between rationality and reality. In this study this relation is examined with emphasis on the philosophical tradition of Aristotle and Aquinas. A comparison is made with the virtual reality created by computers and actual reality of our universe. The view expressed in the scientific neopositivism of Jordan and Mach is found to be an adequate approach to avoid contradictions in the interpretation of modern physics. A challenging hypothesis is made by updating the Laplacian Demon by a powerful creative intellect in line with Judeo-Christian tradition. With this hypothesis a new light is shed on several fundamental issues in modern science
Demon · Epistemology · Intellect · Modern physics · Physics · Rationality · Theoretical physics · Virtual reality · Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms · Computer Science · Philosophy · Probability and Statistical Research · Quantum Mechanics and Applications · Artificial Intelligence
| Highly cited | No |
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