I was just about to say “wait that’s just Dust Theory” and then you mentioned Permutation City yourself. But also, in that scenario, the guy moving the stones certainly has the power to make anything happen—but the entities inside the universe don’t, as they are bound by the rules of the simulation. Which is as good as saying that if you want to make anything happen, you should pray to God.
Which is as good as saying that if you want to make anything happen, you should pray to God.
Actually the point is: if one can place rocks at will then their computing power is provably as large as any physically realistic computer. But yes, if one can’t place rocks at will then it might be better to politely ask the emulator.
wait that’s just Dust Theory
Actually that’s less, because in Dust theory we don’t even need to place the rocks. 😉
I was just about to say “wait that’s just Dust Theory” and then you mentioned Permutation City yourself. But also, in that scenario, the guy moving the stones certainly has the power to make anything happen—but the entities inside the universe don’t, as they are bound by the rules of the simulation. Which is as good as saying that if you want to make anything happen, you should pray to God.
Actually the point is: if one can place rocks at will then their computing power is provably as large as any physically realistic computer. But yes, if one can’t place rocks at will then it might be better to politely ask the emulator.
Actually that’s less, because in Dust theory we don’t even need to place the rocks. 😉