Originally Posted by Valsdad
Nope, our "universe" is in a shoe box under a bed that belongs to a kid named "God".

Personally I prefer a computer simulation within a simulation and so forth.

Star Trek The Next Generation
Episode: Ship in a Bottle (end of last act)

"As far as Moriarty and the countess know, they're halfway to Meles II by now. This enhancement module contains enough active memory to provide them with experiences for a lifetime."

"They will live their lives and never know any difference."

"In a sense, you did give Moriarty what he wanted."

"In a sense, who knows? Our reality may be very much like theirs. All this might just be an elaborate simulation running inside a little device sitting on someone's table."

(all leave, except Barclay, who apprehensively tests his environment...)
"Computer, end program."

(Nothing happens, and Barclay smiles)


The key elements in human thinking are not numbers but labels of fuzzy sets. -- L. Zadeh

Which explains a lot.