Q&A 127: Does the Simulation Hypothesis Explain the Fermi Paradox? And More...

Hi Fraser, Quick question (I think) if matter near the center of a universe is falling past the event horizon into the black hole (at the center of that universe) and it's a large object, like a large sun, wouldn't some of that crazy amount of energy go shooting out the other side?

So... regarding the bandwidth issue, I have a question for your next Q&A video: How feasible/effective would it be to put a few satellites in solar orbit between the planets (or in orbit around other planets) to relay probe messages around the solar system? Would it help?

Thanks Fraser, I feel that the simulation is getting far too much cred as people with either a non-scientific purpose or a fantasy approach to reality search for and latch onto reasons not to believe in science and the facts scientists have collected. If they won't take the time to understand the limitations associated with the simulation hypothesis, then they won't bother to understand it's pretty much not possible without a magic amount of energy, programming space, and resources. I don't think it hurts to just say it's fantasy, even though it's fun to think and talk about, it's not possible at this time that a simulation explains everything. It also sort of takes away from the magic that life really is. If it's all programming, it's less special and life is both rare and special.

I would suggest to Cameron Wood to take as much math, programming, and engineering as possible.