When you gaze at the night sky do you get the feeling that things are not making sense? All parts of the universe including both atomic and galactic systems work without deviation from mathematical principles. There exists something which programmed this entire scenario.

Wait; what? Our universe could exist as an immense virtual reality existence that scientists now propose. Some of our world’s most brilliant individuals including Elon Musk and theoretical physicist Nick Bostrom share the opinion that human existence occurs in simulation controlled by cosmic software. A simulation scenario would mean that our entire existence including time itself exists only as computer programming code running on high-end systems.

Evidences Pointing towards a Simulation Reality

We need ways to determine whether the reality around us exists as an illusion. Various scientific and philosophical experts have acknowledged several unsettling hints that support this theory.

The Universe is Made of Code?

Researcher James Gates reported the detection of unusual computer programming elements which he found directly embedded in the mathematical descriptions explaining cosmic structure in 2012. Error-correcting codes employed by current software programs serve as mechanisms to avoid system failures. Such computer code must exist in physics laws because the universe has been programmed.

The Pixelated Universe

A video game displays things using pixels so the universe operates through the basic measurement called Planck length. Space exists on smallest possible levels as defined by the Planck length where reality stops having any meaningful definition. This space dimension functions as the same way that monitors display limited pixel resolution. Our current universe setting possibly exists within simulated boundaries that programmers installed.

Déjà Vu & The Glitch Effect

Double experiences of déjà vu occur when you believe certain things happened previously. Have you ever experienced two strange events in your life when you thought about a specific song before hearing it on the radio despite the lack of radio recording history?

People interpret these potential bugs of the simulated environment as similar to transient bugs in video games.

Who is behind the operation if we exist within an artificial simulation?

Someone along with something requires the power to create our universe if we do exist within an artificial programming system. But who?

Probably a highly advanced extraterrestrial race built our reality in a similar way humans construct video game systems and artificial intelligence systems.

Future generations of humans may have built such a highly detailed simulation to study their distant past thousands or millions of years after our time. Additionally, we exist as subjects within their experimental design.

Religious and spiritual worldviews come into play when scientists discuss this theory because God could be the supreme being who originated our existence.

The Big Question: Can We Escape?

Does anyone have the capability of escaping virtual reality if they find themselves present within a simulated world? Scholars contend people could possibly “hack” reality by pursuing simulated faults or changing simulation programming. The theory suggests that our potential discovery of being simulated could lead to the simulator cutting off our virtual reality existence.

So, Are We Just Code?

The thought is terrifying. It’s also exhilarating. Every piece of knowledge we possess including our entire universe as well as our selected actions might possibly reside within a supreme algorithmic design. The operators who maintain the screen could decide to end their playtime whenever they choose.

Think about it. But not too hard. You never know who’s watching…