At light speed, Einstein's equations break down and nothing makes sense

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[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

But it could also be natural. There may well be a reason for the speed of light, and I know light actually has a speed of infinity but still can't reach us for a certain amount of time due to dilation. But clearly dilation increases at a much lower rate than speed (or everything would be moving at the same speed all the time), so what's causing it all to max out at the speed of light? A performance constraint perhaps?

[–]ActuallyNot 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

All possible universes fall into two sets: those that have a maximum speed, and those that don't.

Don't be overly surprised if the this one is one or the other.

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

But why is there a maxiumum, unless it's set by a program?

[–]ActuallyNot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

No limit would also be something arbitrarily set. Why would that be the case unless it's set by a program?

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Because that follows from the other laws of the universe. This is an exception.

Of course, then there's the question of why those other laws are the way they are. You can't honestly avoid the conclusion that it's all a matrix.

[–]ActuallyNot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Because that follows from the other laws of the universe. This is an exception.

It's not inconsistent, Vulptex.

If there is a speed limit, you get length contraction and time dilation. If there isn't you don't. As it happens, you do, but neither follows from the other laws. You need to discover experimentally which one is the case.

Of course, then there's the question of why those other laws are the way they are. You can't honestly avoid the conclusion that it's all a matrix.

How does your belief that it's a construction interact with your religious and eschatological beliefs?

Is god and the afterlife also part of the simulation? Or is god who wrote the program, or the hardware running it?

[–]Vulptex 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Either God or the devil originally created it, but it's quite clear that the devil runs it now.

[–]ActuallyNot 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

They created both the software and the hardware?

Or within the simulation, were an entity programmed like the other entities?