How far are we from simulating reality down to the last atom

>>8291259
you're living in it.

>>8291259

If we're simulating it to an atomic level then to store all this information the computer would need to be huge

>>8291270
Hmm, I have another idea then. What if it's not really down to the last atom but only appears so ad hoc, for example if a scientist were to observe an individual atom only then would it appear. Otherwise reality will only be at the resolution that conscious beings see. And perhaps if no conscious beings are observing something it wouldn't need to be simulated at that moment.

there's some solid state crystal simulation which on the best computer in the world simulates all of like 17 atoms

so any day now

>>8291300
>That's why quantum physics is so fucked.

>>8291259
The singularity will occur in 28 Years 130 Days 19 Hours 55 Minutes 59 .8 Seconds.*
Moore's law predicts that a processor currently has about 12612384215 transistor features.
There are 2926581577 people in the world who have internet access.

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>>8291300
>What if it's not really down to the last atom but only appears so ad hoc, for example if a scientist were to observe an individual atom only then would it appear. Otherwise reality will only be at the resolution that conscious beings see.
What do you think is going on in the world we live in?

You throw a ball and it behaves according to Newton's laws, which is (relatively) easily modeled. You zoom in and suddenly you're dealing with quantum phenomenons, such as wave functions and the observer effect. Who knows what kind of other things may be lurking as we zoom in closer.
What you're describing, an efficient way to simulate a universe, is exactly what's happening in our own.

>>8291385

Oh shit we are living in a simulation

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>>8291395
Then we step back a few galaxies and see we are the subatomic particles, interacting between multiple realities.

>>8291268
nope

>>8291259
you don't want to try, trust me