Are We Living In A Simulation?

We humans are not capable enough to understand and experience the exact nature of the universe, unfiltered. Due to several biological and physical limitations of our sense organs and brain we only process a small fraction of the universe.

- Sudhanshu Kumar

To process the true nature of reality at a certain level of experience we have devised different concepts and tools to understand and learn more about the world. Technological progress has widened our understanding of the universe and has made us aware of unsettling possibilities, like simulation.

The new age of digital technology has seen the augmentation of simulated worlds in video games and virtual reality where imagination is at the helm, and nothing is impossible. With further advancement in these technologies, the belief in the theory of simulation is increasing. With new life-like characters and immersive experiences in video games, the difference between reality and perception is getting diminished. With such progress, it is evident that video games may become indistinguishable from reality one day. For instance, the game No man's sky garnered a lot of attention a few years ago as it has the feature of a randomly generated open universe.

The question of the nature of reality, consciousness, and free will have been central to philosophical discourses for ages. Many philosophers and theologians have tried to interpret these ideas in their forms in different traditions, ages, and geographies. But we are yet to arrive at any universal conclusion in bringing them from the metaphysical world to the logical and scientific world.