Cosmic Illusion: What If Everything We See Is a Simulation?
💭 “What if the universe isn’t real? What if reality is just... running code?” Sit with that question for a moment. You wake up, check your phone, sip your tea and look out the window. The sky is blue, gravity still works (thankfully) and your brain assures you this is all very real . But behind the comforting façade of normality lies one of the most mind bending, controversial and increasingly credible ideas in science and philosophy : " We might be living in a simulation." Yes , like The Matrix , but without the trench coats and slow motion kung fu (at least not yet). W elcome to the Simulation Hypothesis , the theory that everything you know, including your thoughts, your memories, this blog post and the stars above could be artificially generated by a hyper-advanced intelligence. 🔍 Where Did This Wild Idea Come From? The Simulation Hypothesis was popularized in 2003 by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in a no...