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01.29.08Real World as Virtual – Scientific ViewA scientist answers questions about the maximum speed of light and God's existence by claiming that the real world is actually virtual. ComputerWorld magazine recently profiled Brian Whitworth, an information scientist out of New Zealand who recently published a paper entitled “The Physical World as a Virtual Reality” that has generated tremendous attention and discussion on blogs. The article discusses responses from bloggers at the New Scientist blog and allows Whitworth to respond to some of New Scientist challenges. Whitworth’s article argues that the universe is a ‘virtual reality created by information processing,’ and is a system that requires booting up. Whitworth ...
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