<p>Rizwan Virk joins me to discuss simulation theory, AI, consciousness and why reality may work more like a video game than a physical universe.</p><br><p>Rizwan explains how his experience in the video game industry, virtual reality, venture capital and MIT led him to take the simulation hypothesis seriously. We discuss VR ping pong, AI-generated worlds, smart NPCs, quantum physics, rendered reality, lazy programming, the observer effect, the metaverse Turing test and whether someone may have already built the simulation we are living in.</p><br><p>We also get into Philip K. Dick, déjà vu, synchronicity, the simulated multiverse, DMT, UFOs, the problem of evil, life as a quest, near-death experiences, karma, death and whether we would rather live in base reality or a simulation.</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><br><p>TIMESTAMPS:</p><p>00:00:00 - Are We in Base Reality?</p><p>00:00:59 - Why Simulation Theory Won’t Go Away</p><p>00:02:55 - The VR Ping Pong Moment</p><p>00:05:39 - Could We Build a Simulated World?</p><p>00:06:12 - AI-Generated Reality</p><p>00:08:36 - Rendering Only What You See</p><p>00:09:48 - Quantum Physics and the Observer</p><p>00:12:56 - The Universe as Lazy Programming</p><p>00:14:11 - How Far Are We From the Simulation Point?</p><p>00:21:28 - Mapping a Brain Into a Digital World</p><p>00:26:09 - The Metaverse Turing Test</p><p>00:33:42 - Did Somebody Already Build Us?</p><p>00:36:25 - The Simulated Multiverse</p><p>00:40:04 - Philip K. Dick and The Matrix</p><p>00:42:50 - Glitches, Déjà Vu and Synchronicity</p><p>00:48:34 - Are We Choosing Our Characters?</p><p>00:57:50 - The Four Claims of Simulation Theory</p><p>01:05:47 - Can the Past Be Rendered on Demand?</p><p>01:24:07 - DMT, UFOs and the Code of Reality</p><p>01:27:30 - What If Life Is a Game?</p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><br><p>CONTACT PETE</p><p>› Website – <a href="http://petermccormack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://petermccormack.com</a></p><p>› Feedback – <a href="https://www.petermccormack.com/contact" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.petermccormack.com/contact</a></p><p>› Email – <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p>› Instagram – /mccormack555</p><p>› X/Twitter – <a href="https://x.com/petermccormack/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/petermccormack/</a></p><br><p>CONNECT WITH RIZWAN VIRK</p><p>› Website – <a href="https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/</a></p><p>› X/Twitter – <a href="https://x.com/Rizstanford" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/Rizstanford</a></p><p>› Instagram – <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rizcambridge/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/rizcambridge/</a></p><br><p>SPONSORS</p><p>› IREN - <a href="https://iren.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://iren.com/</a></p><p>› OneSkin - <a href="https://www.oneskin.co/mccormack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.oneskin.co/mccormack</a></p><p>› Ridge - <a href="https://ridge.com/mccormack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ridge.com/mccormack</a></p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><br><p>LISTEN / SUBSCRIBE</p><p>› Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://apple.co/40ruY9K" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://apple.co/40ruY9K</a></p><p>› Spotify: <a href="https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://spoti.fi/3Wc94Vu</a></p><p>› Fountain: <a href="https://bit.ly/FountainPM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/FountainPM</a></p><p>› YouTube: <a href="https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/YouTube_PM</a></p><p>› Rumble: <a href="https://bit.ly/RumblePM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/RumblePM</a></p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><br><p>FILMED BY CURTIS TAYLOR</p><p>› <a href="https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.curttaylor.co.uk/</a></p><p>› <a href="https://x.com/curttayloruk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/curttayloruk/</a></p><br><p>EDITED BY CONOR MCCORMACK</p><p>› <a href="https://x.com/ConorM04" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://x.com/ConorM04</a></p><br><p>- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. 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