>say you're running a simulation of some universe not very different from our own >the entity instigating the simulation is interested in monitoring what is going on in the simulation
>by which means could it do this?
>let's say you're the entity and you're looking for intelligent life
>since you control the the parameters of the physics engine, you can roughly record the entropy of the universe at any given point in time and space at a fraction of the computing power required to actually run the simulation
>since intelligent life is bound to decrease entropy(this is basically what a brain does) at a ratio much higher than most other physical processes, wouldn't you be able to monitor the development of intelligent life in your simulation?
>by which means could it do this?
>let's say you're the entity and you're looking for intelligent life
>since you control the the parameters of the physics engine, you can roughly record the entropy of the universe at any given point in time and space at a fraction of the computing power required to actually run the simulation
>since intelligent life is bound to decrease entropy(this is basically what a brain does) at a ratio much higher than most other physical processes, wouldn't you be able to monitor the development of intelligent life in your simulation?
