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Comment by shtzvhdx

3 days ago

This all assumes there's no computation beyond a Turing machine, right? Therefore, this assumes reality is a simulation on a finite set of rationals?

So, as long as one believes in continuum, this is just toying around?

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analog31  3 days ago

We've yet to propose an experiment that demonstrates the inadequacy of IEEE floats if used carefully. The simulation only needs to be good enough.

  • shtzvhdx  2 days ago

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