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Simulation theory is the "theoretical hypothesis" that ... That may sound a bit like the plot to the 1999 sci-fi film "The Matrix", said Scientific American, but "philosophers, physicists ...

This is rapidly changing, becoming an equal three-way partnership between theory, simulation and experiment. Computing is now playing an equal role in this triad. Electrostatic potential of a toroidal ...

However, there is yet to be sufficient evidence to prove this theory. Youtuber Zackdfilms created a simulation showing how the theory may have come to be. The simulation shows a bullet being fired ...