[extropy-chat] [COSMO-ASTRO] Weighing the Universe

[Damien Broderick]

>On Mon, Apr 25, 2005 at 07:10:24PM -0400, Dan Clemmensen wrote:
>
> > True, the information-mass of a simulation is incredibly
> > tiny by comparison with the "real" mass of a "real" universe, but it is
> > not zero.

At 01:41 AM 4/29/2005 +0200, Gene wrote:

>This assumes the simulation metaverse is identical with this universe. For
>multiple reasons, it is unlikely that the metaverse physics is similiar to
>this universe's physics.

You don't think it's a safe bet that however exotic the physics of any 
hypothetical substrate metaverse, information will not travel or be stored 
or transformed free of cost?

Damien Broderick