A scientist has claimed we are all characters in an advanced virtual world and has an easy way to prove it.
Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth has suggested we are in a virtual computer simulation similar to the film The Matrix. He reckons there are clues to prove his theory. The limits on how fast light and sound can travel, he says, may be managed by a computer processor's speed. Physics laws are also similar to a computer code, he suggested with particles making up matter similar to pixels.
But he reckons the biggest and most persuasive clue is symmetry and how we see the world. Our view of nature he claims is everywhere and how machines "render the digitally constructed world" The professor said in a YouTube video for the university: "This abundance of symmetry (rather than asymmetry) in the universe is something that has never been explained. When we build or design things we have to use the most symmetric shapes to simplify the process. Just imagine building a house from bricks that are not the standard shape of a brick.
He also thinks the world of 'quantum entanglement' shows life is not what it seems. Physicist Albert Einstein described it as 'spooky action at a distance'. It shows how two particles and their properties become linked without physical contact with each other.
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