New Physics Reveals the Truth Behind Simulation Theory & Life After Death | Rizwan Virk PT 2

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Jun 18, 2025

In this insightful discussion, Rizwan Virk, an author and computer scientist renowned for his exploration of simulation theory, dives into whether life resembles a video game. He examines the convergence of modern AI, quantum physics, and ancient wisdom, pondering time travel and alien encounters. Rizwan challenges the reliability of self-reported mystical experiences while tackling profound existential questions about lessons and purpose. The conversation unveils how intuition and dreams can serve as signals from a reality beyond our own, urging listeners to explore the depths of existence.

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Reality as Metaphor and Simulation

Ancient spiritual metaphors like film projectors help explain that reality might be an illusion or simulation.
Modern tech terms like video games provide new ways to conceptualize complex metaphysical ideas.

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Procedural Planets in Simulation

Vast numbers of planets could exist but are procedurally generated and only rendered when observed.
This suggests a simulation optimizes resources by creating worlds 'on demand' for players.

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UFOs Challenge Scientific Understanding

UFO phenomena include objects with advanced propulsion that challenge current science.
The phenomenon might involve unknown human tech, extraterrestrials, or other explanations beyond aliens.

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Picking up where we left off, Part 2 of this fascinating episode with Rizwan Virk and Tom Bilyeu dives even deeper into the boundaries between science fiction and scientific reality. The discussion moves beyond simulation as a hypothesis and into the territories of time travel, alien intelligence, and the recurring patterns that mystics and religious traditions have long wrestled with. Rizwan opens up about the research behind his updated Simulation Hypothesis book, laying out how modern AI, quantum computing, and ancient spiritual wisdom might all be converging to update humanity’s operating system.

Tom challenges Rizwan on the reliability of self-reported mystical experiences and probes the intersection where memory, psychological illusion, and technological overlap might reveal a deeper structure to reality. Together, they dissect why we may be “meant” to learn certain lessons, what meaning and purpose look like if we’re avatars with storylines, and how intuition and dreams might be signals from outside the “game.”

SHOWNOTES

55:59 Simulation Saves, Replays, and Alternate Histories
01:10:56 Can We Access the Rules? Acting on Patterns, Glitches, and Branches
01:13:13 Ethical Frameworks: Commandments, Karma, and Replay of Deeds
01:14:34 Mystical Practice, Yogic Breathing, and Altered States
01:15:48 Enjoying (and Suffering) Through the Rules of the Game
01:16:28 How To Play The Game Well: Purpose, Challenges, and Self-Discovery

Pre-order Rizwan's Upcoming Book, "The Simulation Hypothesis":https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774523/the-simulation-hypothesis-by-rizwan-virk/

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