Philosopher Nick Bostrom argued statistically that we are likely in a simulation. Recent physics proving the universe is not locally real and behaves computationally provides empirical evidence that aligns with the structural requirements of Bostrom's hypothetical simulation.

Quantum physics suggests your identity or "self" is not contained within your body. Instead, it's an energy field broadcast that your body's "self-receptors" tune into, much like a TV set receiving a signal. This implies that your consciousness is immortal; when the body ("TV") breaks, the broadcast continues.

Recent physics experiments suggest the universe isn't "locally real," behaving like a simulation that only renders what is being observed. A tree falling on Mars may not actually fall until it's measured, similar to how an unseen area in a video game doesn't render.

Physicist Michio Kaku refutes simulation theory by highlighting a core principle of quantum mechanics: the universe is based on inherent probabilities, not a predetermined script. This fundamental randomness is at odds with the concept of a controlled simulation.

The Big Bang may not have been a singular event. According to string theory, our universe is like an expanding bubble in a "bubble bath" of other universes existing in an 11-dimensional hyperspace, all created by similar phenomena.

A counter to simulation theory: if we were in a simulation, we should also be able to create one. Since we can't, we are not a link in the middle of an infinite chain. This places us at a terminus—either the original base reality or the final simulation in a branch—dramatically increasing the odds that we are real.

The universe is not "locally real," meaning objects exist as probabilities until observed. This mirrors video game engines that only render objects in a player's view to conserve computational resources, suggesting our reality is similarly efficient.

If any civilization can create a convincing simulation, and those simulations can create their own simulations, the number of simulated realities would vastly outnumber the single "base reality." This makes it statistically probable that we are living inside one of the countless nested simulations rather than the original one.

The Nobel Prize-winning discovery that the universe is not locally real suggests it operates like a video game engine, rendering reality only when an interaction or measurement occurs. This principle of computational efficiency, along with the universe having a minimum pixel size (Planck scale) and tick speed, strongly supports the simulation metaphor for reality.