Consciousness, Reality, and The Simulation Hypothesis

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“The Simulation Hypothesis,” a film by Kent Forbes, investigates the concept of reality-as-a-simulation. The film argues that, when considering recent findings in modern physics, the universe is best understood as a sort of simulation. Refreshingly, it does not portray the “simulation” of reality as some sort of alien video game, but blends the reality-as-a-sim idea with concepts from new digital physics and our consciousness.

The physics in the film are explained clearly and accurately, if sometimes a little bit too simplistically. Many scientists—Max Tegmark, James Gates, and Thomas Campbell, to name a few—are featured. They grapple with the thought of reality being a program and whether or not there is a “programmer”—god.

While there are many skeptics of the theories Forbes’ grabbles with, he approaches them in his film with curiosity and boldness.