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max planck scientist
Andy Booth
12 october 2024

Consciousness and simulation theory

    “I regard consciousness as fundamental. I regard matter as derivative from consciousness. We cannot get behind consciousness. Everything that we talk about, everything that we regard as existing, postulates consciousness.” – Planck

    Max Planck (1858 – 1947)

    Max Planck was a German theoretical physicist who won the Nobel Prize in 1918 for his discovery of energy quanta.

    The world of quantum physics is synonymous with simulation theory because it offers a way of understanding the mechanics and fundamentals of our reality.

    What Planck was trying to convey is that physical matter really does not exist in the way we think it does. As suggested by quantum theory, there really is nothing solid in the 3D world around us unless an observer is present. This has been proven in the double-slit experiment invloving both waves and particles. The wave-particle duality describes the behavior of quantum entities like electrons and photons (sub-atomic).

    • The wave presents a more thorough description of a quantum system (exhibiting wave and particle like qualities) which is useful for the purposes of experimentation (theoretical).
    • The particle represents something solid (for example, us), which is evident when observed and an observer is present.
    • This is a fairly simplified discussion of quantum, but ultimately consciousness gives life to the material world.
    • Our senses act as a medium to experience the world as we know it, which would be impossible without consciousness at the helm. Essentially, everything we experience is made up of consciousness.

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