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| It seems that the universe was created by a big
perfect explosion, it is also expanding in harmony
to the point that it has created galaxies where
billions of stars were formed. It also seems that
stars created their own planets becoming solar
systems. It seems that our solar system has been
shaped with the right conditions in order for
earth to become a green house and support life in
many ways. Our plants, animals and us as a species
are structured with DNA coding. Our universe is
full of constants such as gravity, and speed. My
question based on my observation is the following:
Is the universe a computer program due to the fact
that there are not coincidences other than cause
and effect?
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| Question Date: 2015-05-21 | | Answer 1:
The universe is far from perfect and
predetermined. It does have rules but it also has
many complex interactions that we can’t predict.
As you continue your studies, you will find that
there are many coincidences that are not due to
direct causes and still rules of the universe that
we don’t understand yet. (Even gravity, which
we all have experience with, is not fully
understood.) I study chemistry because I want
to do my part to build our model of the universe,
to push our understanding just a little bit
further into the unknown. Whether or not the
universe is a natural phenomena or computer
simulation, there is still more to explore. Stay
curious!
| | Answer 2:
We no way to test this idea, with the result
that it is impossible to know,
scientifically-speaking, whether or not it is
correct.
That is not to say that it is an uninteresting
question, though. We just can't answer it using
the scientific method.
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