<center><h3><I><b>How's it going fam? A very happy belated new year to the steemit family. Hope you enjoyd with your family, friends and dear ones up-to the fullest. Today I present my new post before you which could totally change your perspective on how you look at yourself and to the universe you live in. This could make you feel like you aren't the one you thought you were before reading this article. When I got to know about this, I was awestruck. Therefore, I present to you an article that could change your thinking.</b></I></h3></center>


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Its been 17 years since the film [THE MATRIX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Matrix) directed by [The Wachowskis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wachowskis) and starring [Keanu Reeves](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keanu_Reeves), [Laurence Fishburne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Fishburne), [Carrie-Anne Moss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie-Anne_Moss), [Hugo Weaving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Weaving), and [Joe Pantoliano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Pantoliano) was being released into the theaters. 

After this film was released, a shocking hypothesis was penned stating that our universe is nothing but a computerized [matrix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matrix)!


The founder of this hypothesis, [Dr. Bostrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom) suggested that there could be a far evolved race living in other dimensions that has imprisoned us into this digital 'matrix-ical' universe. He says that whatever you have done in the past, are doing in the present and will do in the future could just be a product of a very highly advanced computer codes which has not been made yet.
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<center>![our-universe.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmctCfWcxJwkd9ZVgabaGnMZHPo7X8WptoZQTWhzBdiTH2/our-universe.jpg)</center>
<center>[<I>'SOURCE'</I>](http://howtoexitthematrix.com/2017/01/19/our-universe-may-be-a-matrix-like-computer-game-designed-by-aliens-says-nasa-scientist/)  by  [<I>AARON BROWN</I>](https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/science-technology/575653/The-Matrix-Universe-Planet-Earth-NASA-Scientist)</center>
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<h3><center><b><I>"The Chance That We Are Not Living In A Matrix Is One In Billion", says [Mr. Musk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk)
"We need to level up humans, because our descendants will either conquer the galaxy or extinguish consciousness in the universe forever. What a time to be alive!”, says he.</I></b></center></h3>
<center>[<I>SOURCE:</I>](http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/computer-simulation-world-matrix-scientists-elon-musk-artificial-intelligence-ai-a7347526.html)</center>
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 Our reality can indeed be simulated efficiently using computers.
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<center><h3><I><b>ARE YOU REAL? WHAT ABOUT ME? ARE WE CREATORS OF SOMETHING OR CREATIONS OF SOMEONE?</b></I></h3></center>
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<b><I><center> As for my side, let me give you an example of video games. We can literally see that how the video games are improving at a crazy rate. The graphics have become so realistic. We can take a reference of two games namely [<I>GTA SANANDREAS</I>](http://www.gtasanandreas.net/overview/index.php) AND [<I>GTA V</I>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_V) to be more clear. We can clearly see the difference in graphics when we compare the two.</center></I></b>
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<center>[<I>SOURCE</I>](http://fraghero.com/gta-san-andreas-vs-gta-v/)</center>
<center><h2><I>AND</I></h2></center>
<center>![Gta+san+andreas+and+gta+5+comparison+everything+is+bigger_8be86f_4617350.jpg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmSaKoA3yy4sF4GVSEE8kr7psS8j8jo1jm5sgF7bd7SBxD/Gta%2Bsan%2Bandreas%2Band%2Bgta%2B5%2Bcomparison%2Beverything%2Bis%2Bbigger_8be86f_4617350.jpg)</center>
<center>[<I>SOURCE</I>](http://www.funnyjunk.com/funny_pictures/4617794/Gta+san+andreas+and+gta+5+comparison#8be86f_4617350)</center>
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<b><I><center>Furthermore, there are more games which are indistinguishable from reality like [The Witcher 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witcher_3:_Wild_Hunt), [Resident Evil 7](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resident_Evil_7:_Biohazard) etc. This trajectory of development of video games is the main reason why Dr. Musk believes that we live in a stimulation and 
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"<I><B>our entire existence is a program on someone else's hard drive".</I></B></center></I></b>
<center>[<I>SOURCE</I>](https://phys.org/news/2016-11-matrix-style-simulation.html)</center>


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<center>[<I>Source: Credit: Take 27 Ltd/Science Photo Library</I>](http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160901-we-might-live-in-a-computer-program-but-it-may-not-matter)

Someone may had made our Universe</center>
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<center><h2><I>BUT THERE SEEMS TO HAVE A PROBLEM</I></h2></center>
<center><h3><b><I> "Even just to store the information about a few hundred electrons on a computer one would require a memory built from more atoms than there are in the universe.", says researchers of the oxford university.</I></b></h3></center> 
<center>[<I>SOURCE:</I>](http://www.newsweek.com/are-we-living-computer-simulation-scientists-prove-elon-musk-wrong-677251)</center>
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This might seem to be darn impossible and the [QUANTUM HALL EFFECT](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpZqmZPtj9I)  does say so. It states that the stimulation becomes exponentially more complex as number of particles increases and where on earth could we bring the particles which are more in number than that of this entire universe? Literally <b>IMPOSSIBLE</b> right?
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There is a revolting thought too. We human beings have been developing at a fast rate these recent years and will continue to do so for the following years up-till the earth will be destroyed by our own deeds. The belief of Mr. Musk is that the production of real human like stimulation may not be possible now but in not too distant future, the <b>POSTHUMANS </b> will be able to create such type of super fast computers, even faster than quantum computers( For more information about quantum computers, visit a post named [Quantum Computing: The Next Generation Computing Giants](https://steemit.com/steemstem/@physics-o-mania/quantum-computing-the-next-generation-computing-giants) by @physics-o-mania) maybe.
<center><B><h4><I>“Now 40 years later we have photo-realistic, 3D simulations with millions of people playing simultaneously and it’s getting better every year… If you assume any rate of improvement at all, then the games will become indistinguishable from reality, just indistinguishable.”, says Mr. Musk</I></h4></B></center>
<center>[<I>SOURCE</I>](http://www.newsweek.com/are-we-living-computer-simulation-scientists-prove-elon-musk-wrong-677251)</center>
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<center><B><h4><I>"There is nothing in principle that rules out the possibility of manufacturing a universe in an artificial Big Bang", says [Alan Guth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Guth), a cosmologist.</I></h4></B></center>
<center>[<I>SOURCE</I>](http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160901-we-might-live-in-a-computer-program-but-it-may-not-matter)</center>
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<b><I> But then you might think of some questions like how could your instincts being fake could seem so real. The feeling of love, sensation of hunger, immediate response to any stimulus , the aroma of your morning black coffee and the weight of the cup all fake? 
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 One of the gadgets named [VR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_reality) used for video games may solve some of your queries. If you don't already know what a VR is, its actually a virtual reality [headset](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headset_(audio)) which generates realistic images and makes you feel like you are in the game, instead of just looking at a screen and controlling it. It may also use environmental props like hands, legs etc. For example, by setting on a VR, the player at the game moves only when you move your feet in reality. To get more idea about how it works, kindly have a look at the video below -


<center>[Is PlayStation VR Worth It?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqQs7oMwmg)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXqQs7oMwmg </center>
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<center><h1><I>LET'S TAKE THE HYPOTHESIS FURTHER</I></h1></center>


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<center>[<I>SOURCE</I>](https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/737006/life-is-a-SIMULATION-neil-degrasse-tyson-brian-greene-elon-musk-simulation-theory)</center>
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Have you ever played the game [THE SIMS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sims)? If yes,  you would have an idea about what a virtual stimulation is. If no, kindly see what's its about by clicking the link. Here, we can control the players by our wish and they are obliged to do so. Now, we know there are many other games like THE SIMS having different stimulation of gaming realities. 
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<h3><I>IDEA 1</I></h3>


 <b><I>WHAT IF OUR WORLD IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY VIDEO GAMES MADE BY THE POSTHUMANS?</I></b> This would mean that the physics that we are learning right now are all fake and is just created by the posthumans living in another period of time having a totally different physics laws and reality! Their universe would be totally different.
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<h3><I>IDEA 2</I></h3>

Lemme ask you a question. What happens when you play a game in your computer which requires very high [graphics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphics)?

Yes, absolutely. The game-play starts to lag because the strain becomes too much and the computer can't keep up. 

Now think about a [black hole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_hole) having infinite mass and [gravitational](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity) power. If you have ever studied [Einstein's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein) [theory of relativity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_relativity), you would know that time slows down at the vicinity of it. This might simply mean the lagging of the game-play of the game created by the posthumans. Therefore, we can conclude that <b><I>BLACK HOLES ARE THE AREAS IN THE VIRTUAL STIMULATION OF OUR UNIVERSE WHERE THE STRAIN ON THE COMPUTER OR ANY OTHER DEVELOPED GADGETS USED BY THE POSTHUMANS BECOMES LARGE AND THUS, GAMEPLAY STARTS TO LAG.</I></b>
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<h3><I>IDEA 3</I></h3>
<b><I>OUR UNIVERSE HAS AN ENDING</I></b>


The minimum requirement of our stimulation is the consciousness of the the virtual humans because stimulating consciousness can be done. Our made subject just needs to think that our stimulation is real. Thus, we only need the area or the amount of the universe that could just fool the inhabitants of it (i.e.; the virtual humans) to thinking that it is real. Whatever you see could just be created and need not be there from before. This clearly implies to a hypothesis of [quantum theory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_theory) which is - an [electron](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron) or any microscopic particle could just be anywhere around the universe until you see it.

 Our body need not be made up of millions of [cells](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology)) and could be created at that instant of time when you actually see those with the help of a [microscope](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscope). 
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<h3><I>IDEA 4</I></h3>
<b><I> THESE POSTHUMANS MAY BE THE ONES WHOM WE CALL [GOD](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God)!</I></b>

These Posthumans may be the ones who created us and may be gods. This idea is quite similar to the plot of a film named [PROMETHEUS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_film)) where the crew of the spaceship named Prometheus go to a distant far galaxy in search of the race that created them and at last they do become successful in finding one of the members of the race. Check out its trailer below 


<center>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmJOO6D5RvA</center>

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<center><h3><B><I> Since we have no way to know whether we are stimulated or not yet, in this case, the probability of us being one of the three trillion twenty five billion ninety crore sixty hundred thousand forty thousand nine hundred fifty four of the stimulated ones by the Posthumans is considerably quite high. What I am trying to make a point here is that the reality which you consider to be a real one might not be real AT ALL!</I></B></h3></center> 
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<center><h1><I>THEREFORE,</I></h1></center>

<center><h1><I>MIND = BLOWN</I></h1></center>
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<h3><I>REFERENCES</I></h3>
<I>[Wikipedia](wikipedia.com)
[Youtube](youtube.com)
[Express](www.express.co.uk)
[Independent](independent.co.uk)
[Gta sanandreas](gtasanandreas.net)
[Phys.org](phys.org)
[Newsweek](newsweek.com)
[BBC](bbc.com)
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