Comment by chronolitus
10 years ago
This is crazy, and I think it hints at the possibility of universe creation:
you start from a finite pattern, which becomes the 'rules' of your created universe. Then, using this wave function collapse algorithm you expand it into an infinity where the possibilities are endless within the constraints of those generator rules
If you enjoy pondering on that, you may enjoy reading Permutation City [1] by Greg Egan.
[1] http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/156784.Permutation_City
One of my absolute favorite sci-fi novels, and it changed my thoughts on philosophy of mind more than any other book.
Premise of New Kind of Science, basically.