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The appearance of particles marks the formation of the Higgs field. The timeframe of our observational interest precedes the particle formation process that occurred before the appearance of the Higgs field. Observation by telescopes or a LIGO are possible only after  "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/704566306295982542"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/704566306295982542"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613643375792#c704566306295982542","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/3650157517340520082"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Axil"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/07190120527431077518"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-833225974"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"5:16 AM, February 18, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-3789622747631737450"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-18T05:16:08.718-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-18T05:16:08.718-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"thats exactly what I was expecting as well =)"},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"thats exactly what I was expecting as well =)"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/3789622747631737450"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/3789622747631737450"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613643368718#c3789622747631737450","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/4660886796025936699"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Ignat"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/01899493653701421833"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1388494765"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"5:16 AM, February 18, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6269845492389276983"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-18T03:11:23.775-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-18T03:11:23.775-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Keith D. 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There seem to be a lot of people in this thread who think this is kind of optional, so my apologies. 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Is that not the case?"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/1568767721135908447"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/1568767721135908447"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613630296370#c1568767721135908447","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/1903215456862494735"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Steven Evans"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13898046706669437332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1909225906"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"1:38 AM, February 18, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-35143861345475946"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-18T01:20:23.240-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-18T01:20:23.240-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\u0026quot; if the universe were superdeterministic, th..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"\u003Ci\u003E\u0026quot; if the universe were superdeterministic, then indeed every event in the universe would be bound to happen based on the initial conditions.\u0026quot;\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThat\u0026#39;s correct, but you don\u0026#39;t need superdeterminism for that. 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For example, if the universe were superdeterministic, then indeed every event in the universe would be bound to happen based on the initial conditions.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut whether sapient life were frequent or infrequent would not settle the question of superdeterminism, yet it "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/8526905432010342665"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/8526905432010342665"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613628850522#c8526905432010342665","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/1903215456862494735"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Steven Evans"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13898046706669437332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1909225906"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"1:14 AM, February 18, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-2948194474630505146"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-18T00:50:08.076-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-18T00:50:08.076-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Jay11:14 AM, February 17, 2021\n\nOf course there is..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Jay11:14 AM, February 17, 2021\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOf course there is a difference.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe are not determining anything from the anthropic principle. 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Do you not understand this symbol\u0026#39;s meaning?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u0026quot;Secondly, if you now suddenly raise the stakes\u0026quot;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI am not raising the stakes, you just missed the \u0026"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/8439505835341581142"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/8439505835341581142"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613616804950#c8439505835341581142","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/5740079094443747809"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Steven Evans"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13898046706669437332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1909225906"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"9:53 PM, February 17, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-405298288574008822"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-17T21:23:56.710-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-17T21:23:56.710-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"JimV12:46 PM, February 17, 2021\n\nThe question aris..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"JimV12:46 PM, February 17, 2021\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe question arising out of Bostrom\u0026#39;s paper is whether physical reality can be simulated to the point where a human mind can\u0026#39;t distinguish between the simulation and physical reality, and therefore whether we might unknowingly be in a simulation. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBut the simulation would have to simulate the results of all physical observations and "},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/405298288574008822"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/405298288574008822"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613615036710#c405298288574008822","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/6026425281741134636"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Steven Evans"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13898046706669437332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1909225906"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"9:23 PM, February 17, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-8172123202634413945"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-17T21:23:54.596-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-17T21:23:54.596-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gotta wonder how \u0026quot;gobbledygook\u0026quot; translat..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Gotta wonder how \u0026quot;gobbledygook\u0026quot; translates into German. 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Gill11:55 AM, February 17, 2021\n\nWe can a..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"Keith D. Gill11:55 AM, February 17, 2021\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe can ask any questions and believe anything we want. But here are the facts as known:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDr. H. tells us that simulation of our physical universe is unscientific, because there is no suggestion that such a simulation is possible. So the idea is currently a non-starter.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EWe already know who created the mythical character, \u0026"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/3242014944329440085"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/3242014944329440085"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613613671163#c3242014944329440085","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/6026425281741134636"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Steven Evans"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/13898046706669437332"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"16","height":"16","src":"https:\/\/img1.blogblog.com\/img\/b16-rounded.gif"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-1909225906"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"9:01 PM, February 17, 2021"}]},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5178838231213445843"},"published":{"$t":"2021-02-17T20:59:44.285-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2021-02-17T20:59:44.285-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"@MannotAlFrednotBert What is your reason for comin..."},"summary":{"type":"text","$t":"@MannotAlFrednotBert What is your reason for coming to a place like this and writing this post? 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It also gets a bit weird with multiverse ideas of infinite numbers of infinite Coleman-Deluccia bubbles. That runs into some Cantor diagonalization problems. An infinite space by itself does not bother me so long as physics with energy densities and the like are not infinite."},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/6748941380494992397"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/6748941380494992397"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html?showComment=1613600552058#c6748941380494992397","title":""},{"rel":"related","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/22973357\/6611302378669687929\/comments\/default\/2896597215664194772"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Lawrence Crowell"},"uri":{"$t":"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/12090839464038445335"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"32","src":"\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-BWmgdg5Q6ls\/XKP32Tf0b2I\/AAAAAAAADnI\/D_PljJkdYPcDUXbnNtgHYFINGkXVm2GjgCK4BGAYYCw\/s220\/aname%2Bme.PNG"}}],"thr$in-reply-to":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","href":"https:\/\/backreaction.blogspot.com\/2021\/02\/the-simulation-hypothesis-is.html","ref":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-6611302378669687929","source":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/22973357/posts/default/6611302378669687929","type":"text/html"},"gd$extendedProperty":[{"name":"blogger.itemClass","value":"pid-413232621"},{"name":"blogger.displayTime","value":"5:22 PM, February 17, 2021"}]}]}});