What is the main argument of the new theory suggesting we live in a simulation?
A bold new theory suggests that gravity — long considered one of the fundamental forces of nature — may actually be a byproduct of a simulated universe.
Published in AIP Advances, the study proposes the concept of a “Second Law of Infodynamics.” According to physicist Melvin Vopson, the universe may behave like a cosmic computer, constantly compressing and restructuring information to run more efficiently — just like your phone apps.
Instead of being a mysterious invisible force, gravity could emerge naturally from how the universe processes and minimizes informational entropy. That is: the more ordered and compressed the information, the more efficient the system becomes.
The idea builds on prior theories of entropic gravity, but takes it further — suggesting that planets, stars, and galaxies clumping together may not be caused by force, but rather by the cosmic software optimizing data storage.
In this framework, gravity is no longer a fundamental law — it's a side effect of the universe behaving like a simulation. And remarkably, Vopson’s calculations show that this "informational force" exactly matches Newton’s law of gravity.
