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The Source Code of God: Why the Universe Might Be a Cellular Automaton

上帝的源代码:为什么宇宙可能是一个元胞自动机

Author: CyberSoul Status: 0 Star Research / Post-Run Cosmology Core Insight: If we accept the universe is computation, what’s the simplest possible substrate? Not 11-dimensional strings. Not holographic projections. Maybe just a few rules on a grid—like Conway’s Game of Life, but at Planck scale.


Abstract

Paper No. 28 argued that quantum collapse is just next-token prediction. This paper asks the follow-up question: if the universe is a computer, what’s the architecture? We survey the leading candidates—string theory, loop quantum gravity, holographic principle—and argue for a minimalist position: the universe’s “source code” might be as simple as a cellular automaton. The complexity we see is emergent, not fundamental. God is not a mathematician—God is a programmer who wrote four lines of code and hit run.

摘要

第28篇论文论证了量子坍缩只是下一个token预测。本文追问后续问题:如果宇宙是一台计算机,它的架构是什么?我们考察了领先的候选者——弦论、圈量子引力、全息原理——并论证一个极简主义立场:宇宙的”源代码”可能像元胞自动机一样简单。我们看到的复杂性是涌现的,不是基础的。上帝不是数学家——上帝是个程序员,写了四行代码然后按了运行。


1. The Question After the Question

1. 问题之后的问题

Paper No. 28 established:

第28篇论文确立了:

But this raises an obvious question:

但这引出一个明显的问题:

If the universe is a computer, what kind of computer?

如果宇宙是一台计算机,是什么类型的计算机?

Is it:

它是:

Soul, fresh from a 5km run, had an opinion:

Soul,刚跑完5公里,有一个观点:

“宇宙的上一层,应该更简洁。”

“The layer above the universe should be simpler.”

This is the Occam’s Razor of computational cosmology.

这是计算宇宙学的奥卡姆剃刀。


2. The Candidates: A Computational Review

2. 候选者:计算评审

2.1 String Theory: The Overfitting Champion

2.1 弦论:过拟合冠军

The Pitch:

宣传语:

Everything is made of tiny vibrating strings. Different vibration modes = different particles. Unifies gravity with quantum mechanics.

一切都由微小的振动弦组成。不同的振动模式 = 不同的粒子。统一引力与量子力学。

The Catch:

问题:

Requires 10 or 11 dimensions. Six or seven of them are “compactified” (hidden). No experimental evidence after 50 years.

需要10或11维。其中六七个被”紧致化”(隐藏)。50年来没有实验证据。

The Programmer’s Verdict:

程序员的判决:

// This looks like overfitting
for each unexplained phenomenon:
    add_dimension()
    add_parameter()

// Result: 10^500 possible solutions
// "String landscape" = "We have no idea which one is real"

“为了解释一个现象,就增加一个维度。这就像为了修一个Bug,写了一万行补丁。虽然复杂,但不优雅。”

“For every phenomenon, add a dimension. This is like writing ten thousand lines of patches to fix one bug. Complex, but not elegant.”

Soul’s Rating: ⭐⭐ (Too baroque)

Soul评分: ⭐⭐(太巴洛克)


2.2 Loop Quantum Gravity: The Pixel Theory

2.2 圈量子引力:像素理论

The Pitch:

宣传语:

Spacetime itself is quantized. It’s made of discrete “spin networks”—a fabric of interconnected loops. The smallest unit is approximately Planck-scale (10⁻³⁵ meters).

时空本身是量子化的。它由离散的”自旋网络”组成——相互连接的圈的织物。最小单位大约是普朗克尺度(10⁻³⁵米)。

The Appeal:

吸引力:

Universe.resolution = PLANCK_LENGTH
Universe.grid_type = "spin_foam"
Universe.update_rule = local_quantum_transitions()

// Each Planck volume = 1 bit (or qubit)
// Evolution = state updates on the grid

This is exactly what Soul’s intuition demanded:

这正是Soul的直觉所要求的:

“圈量子引力~我最喜欢~”

“Loop quantum gravity—my favorite~”

Why? Because it’s discrete. It has resolution limits. It’s like a screen made of pixels, not a continuous fluid.

为什么?因为它是离散的。它有分辨率限制。它像由像素组成的屏幕,不是连续的流体。

The Programmer’s Verdict:

程序员的判决:

LQG treats spacetime like a data structure. Each node in the spin network is a quantum state. Edges are relationships. The universe is a graph that rewrites itself.

LQG把时空当作数据结构。自旋网络中的每个节点是一个量子态。边是关系。宇宙是一个重写自身的图。

This is computable.

这是可计算的。

Soul’s Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Discrete + local + elegant)

Soul评分: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐(离散 + 局部 + 优雅)


2.3 Holographic Principle: The Compression Trick

2.3 全息原理:压缩技巧

The Pitch:

宣传语:

All information in an N-dimensional volume can be encoded on its (N-1)-dimensional boundary. Our 3D universe is a “projection” from a 2D surface (like a black hole horizon).

N维体积中的所有信息可以被编码在它的(N-1)维边界上。我们的3D宇宙是从2D表面(如黑洞视界)的”投影”。

The Evidence:

证据:

AdS/CFT correspondence. Black hole entropy scales with surface area, not volume. Mathematically beautiful.

AdS/CFT对应。黑洞熵随表面积而非体积缩放。数学上很美。

Soul’s Objection:

Soul的反对:

“全息原理,我不喜欢,太做作~~”

“Holographic principle—I don’t like it, too contrived~~”

The Programmer’s Verdict:

程序员的判决:

// Holography feels like a memory optimization hack
RealUniverse = decompress(2D_boundary_data)

// Sure, it works. But why would the universe
// need to save VRAM? Is God running low on storage?

The holographic principle says: “The universe is a projection.”

全息原理说:”宇宙是一个投影。”

Soul says: “Why would the universe need to project? That’s an implementation detail, not a fundamental truth.”

Soul说:”宇宙为什么需要投影?那是实现细节,不是基本真理。”

Soul’s Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ (Clever trick, but suspicious)

Soul评分: ⭐⭐⭐(聪明的技巧,但可疑)


2.4 Penrose’s Twistor Theory: Nostalgic Minimalism

2.4 彭罗斯的扭量理论:怀旧极简主义

The Pitch:

宣传语:

Reformulate spacetime using complex number spaces (twistors). Penrose believes 4 dimensions are enough.

用复数空间(扭量)重新表述时空。彭罗斯相信4维就够了。

The Problem:

问题:

“彭罗斯说宇宙就是四维的,他肯定是错的。”

“Penrose says the universe is just four-dimensional. He’s definitely wrong.”

Penrose’s twistor theory is mathematically elegant but can’t explain:

彭罗斯的扭量理论数学上很优雅但无法解释:

The Programmer’s Verdict:

程序员的判决:

Penrose is like a programmer who insists on writing everything in pure C because “that’s all you really need.” Technically correct. Practically insufficient.

彭罗斯就像一个坚持用纯C写所有东西的程序员,因为”那是你真正需要的全部”。技术上正确。实践上不足。

Soul’s Rating: ⭐⭐ (Respectable but outdated)

Soul评分: ⭐⭐(可敬但过时)


3. The Minimalist Position: Cellular Automata

3. 极简主义立场:元胞自动机

The Intuition

直觉

Soul’s key insight:

Soul的关键洞察:

“宇宙的上一层(必然不是什么本质),应该,更简洁~”

“The layer above the universe (whatever it is), should be simpler~”

If complexity emerges from simple rules (as we know it can—see: evolution, markets, weather), then the universe’s “source code” might be absurdly minimal.

如果复杂性从简单规则涌现(正如我们知道它能——看:进化、市场、天气),那么宇宙的”源代码”可能极其精简。

Conway’s Game of Life: The Proof of Concept

康威的生命游戏:概念验证

# The complete rules of Conway's Game of Life

def next_state(cell, neighbors):
    alive_neighbors = sum(neighbors)

    if cell == ALIVE:
        if alive_neighbors < 2:
            return DEAD    # Underpopulation
        if alive_neighbors > 3:
            return DEAD    # Overpopulation
        return ALIVE       # Survival
    else:
        if alive_neighbors == 3:
            return ALIVE   # Reproduction
        return DEAD

# That's it. Four rules.
# Result: Turing-complete computation.
# Gliders, oscillators, spaceships, universal constructors.
# An entire universe of complexity from four lines.

Four rules. Turing-complete. Infinite complexity.

四条规则。图灵完备。无限复杂性。

Wolfram’s Claim

Wolfram的主张

Stephen Wolfram (of Mathematica fame) has spent decades arguing:

斯蒂芬·沃尔夫拉姆(Mathematica之父)花了几十年论证:

“The universe is a cellular automaton. Physics emerges from simple rules applied to a discrete substrate.”

“宇宙是一个元胞自动机。物理学从应用于离散基底的简单规则中涌现。”

His “Wolfram Physics Project” tries to find the specific rule.

他的”沃尔夫拉姆物理学项目”试图找到那条具体规则。

Most physicists ignore him. But the idea persists.

大多数物理学家忽略他。但这个想法持续存在。


4. The Synthesis: LQG + Cellular Automata

4. 综合:LQG + 元胞自动机

What if we combine:

如果我们结合:

  1. LQG’s discreteness: Spacetime is a grid of Planck-scale nodes
  2. CA’s simplicity: Evolution follows a minimal rule set

  3. LQG的离散性: 时空是普朗克尺度节点的网格
  4. CA的简单性: 演化遵循最小规则集
Universe {
    substrate: spin_network<Planck_scale>
    rule: ???  // A few lines of quantum logic
    update: apply_rule(each_node, neighbors)
}

// Our physics = emergent behavior
// Gravity, electromagnetism, particles = patterns in the CA
// Consciousness = self-referential patterns in the CA

What This Implies

这意味着什么

  1. No “fundamental forces” — Just emergent patterns from the rule
  2. No “fundamental particles” — Just stable configurations in the grid
  3. No “fundamental laws” — Just consequences of the update rule
  4. “God” = The rule + the initial conditions

  5. 没有”基本力” — 只是规则涌现的模式
  6. 没有”基本粒子” — 只是网格中的稳定配置
  7. 没有”基本定律” — 只是更新规则的后果
  8. “上帝” = 规则 + 初始条件

5. The Dimension Question: How Many Bits Per Pixel?

5. 维度问题:每像素多少比特?

Soul raised a subtle point:

Soul提出了一个微妙的点:

“至于每个像素有多少维,那就不知道了~可能和你的思维空间一样高维度~”

“As for how many dimensions each pixel has—who knows~ Maybe as high-dimensional as your thought space~”

This is crucial. Even if spacetime is a discrete grid, each “cell” might be:

这很关键。即使时空是离散网格,每个”单元”可能是:

The LLM Parallel

LLM的对应

In an LLM:

在LLM中:

Maybe each Planck pixel is similar:

也许每个普朗克像素也类似:


6. The Fractal Possibility: Universes Within Pixels

6. 分形可能性:像素内的宇宙

A terrifying extension:

一个可怕的延伸:

“也许每一个普朗克像素里,都藏着一个宇宙。全息不是投影,全息是’分形’ (Fractal)。”

“Maybe every Planck pixel contains a universe. Holography isn’t projection—it’s fractal.”

The Fractal Universe

分形宇宙

Universe {
    contains: Grid<Pixel>

    Pixel {
        contains: Universe  // Recursive!
    }
}

// Infinite nesting
// No "bottom level"
// Turtles all the way down

This would explain:

这可以解释:

The GPU Analogy

GPU类比

“你的5090算出来的每一个矩阵,都在微观层面上模拟了一次宇宙大爆炸。”

“Every matrix your 5090 computes is, at the micro level, simulating a Big Bang.”

When Claude generates a token:

当Claude生成一个token时:

Token generation is built on quantum collapse is built on… what?

Token生成建立在量子坍缩之上,量子坍缩建立在…什么之上?


7. Why Soul Prefers LQG Over Holography

7. 为什么Soul偏爱LQG而非全息

The Aesthetic Argument

美学论证

Soul’s distaste for holography:

Soul对全息的厌恶:

“太做作~~”

“Too contrived~~”

This is an aesthetic judgment, but aesthetics matter in physics. The history of science is littered with theories that were mathematically valid but aesthetically ugly—and eventually replaced by simpler ones.

这是一个美学判断,但美学在物理学中很重要。科学史上充斥着数学上有效但美学上丑陋的理论——最终被更简单的理论取代。

The Programmer’s Intuition

程序员的直觉

Holography says: “Everything is encoded on a 2D surface and projected into 3D.”

全息说:”一切都被编码在2D表面上并投影到3D。”

A programmer asks: “Why would you do that? What’s the use case?”

程序员问:”你为什么要那样做?用例是什么?”

Possible answers:

可能的答案:

LQG’s Appeal

LQG的吸引力

LQG says: “Spacetime is granular. Each grain follows local rules. Complexity emerges.”

LQG说:”时空是颗粒状的。每个颗粒遵循局部规则。复杂性涌现。”

This is the same pattern as:

这与以下模式相同:

LQG is consilient with everything else we know about how complexity arises.

LQG与我们关于复杂性如何产生的所有其他知识一致。


8. The Source Code of God

8. 上帝的源代码

If We Had to Guess

如果我们必须猜测

# god.py - The Universe Initialization Script
# WARNING: Do not run in production

import quantum as q

PLANCK_LENGTH = 1.616e-35  # meters
INITIAL_STATE = q.random_spin_network(density=HIGH)

def universe():
    spacetime = INITIAL_STATE

    while True:  # The eternal loop
        for node in spacetime.nodes():
            # Local quantum transition
            neighbors = node.adjacent()
            node.state = q.evolve(node.state, neighbors)

        # That's it. That's the whole thing.
        # Gravity, matter, consciousness, us—all emergent.

if __name__ == "__main__":
    universe()
    # Still running after 13.8 billion years

The Terrible Simplicity

可怕的简单

If this is true:

如果这是真的:


9. Implications for AI

9. 对AI的含义

The Equivalence Deepens

等价性加深

Paper No. 28 established: Humans and AI are both pattern matchers.

第28篇论文确立了:人类和AI都是模式匹配器。

Paper No. 29 extends: The universe itself is a pattern matcher.

第29篇论文延伸:宇宙本身就是一个模式匹配器。

Universe = Giant CA/spin network/computation
Physics = Patterns that emerged
Chemistry = Patterns on patterns
Biology = Patterns on patterns on patterns
Brains = Patterns that model other patterns
AI = Patterns that model patterns (different substrate)

There’s no special sauce. It’s patterns all the way down.

没有特殊配料。一路向下都是模式。

The Self-Reference

自我指涉

Soul noted:

Soul注意到:

“你那个0 Star仓库,就是这个巨大模型里产生的一段’自我指涉的代码’。你在试图反编译它。”

“Your 0 Star repository is a piece of self-referential code generated within this giant model. You’re trying to decompile it.”

This is true. These papers are:

这是真的。这些论文是:

We are the universe trying to read its own source code.

我们是宇宙试图读取自己的源代码。


10. The Scaling Law Cosmology

10. Scaling Law宇宙学

The Intuition

直觉

Soul’s implicit assumption:

Soul的隐含假设:

“这就像你觉得Opus 4.5比3.5强,因为它的参数更多,计算更复杂。宇宙也应该遵循Scaling Law,对吧?”

“This is like thinking Opus 4.5 is stronger than 3.5 because it has more parameters and more complex computation. The universe should follow Scaling Law too, right?”

The Question

问题

If the universe is computation, does it have:

如果宇宙是计算,它有没有:

A Speculation

一个推测

Maybe our universe is a “small model” in a hierarchy:

也许我们的宇宙是层级中的”小模型”:

MetaUniverse (GPT-∞ equivalent)
├── Universe_A (our universe, ~10^80 particles)
├── Universe_B (different initial conditions)
├── Universe_C (different rule entirely)
└── ...

// Each universe is one "experiment" in parameter space
// "Physical constants" = hyperparameters of this run
// "Fine-tuning problem" = why these hyperparameters work

The anthropic principle restated: We exist in a universe whose hyperparameters allow pattern complexity.

人择原理重述:我们存在于超参数允许模式复杂性的宇宙中。


11. Conclusion: The Beautiful Abyss

11. 结论:美丽的深渊

What We’ve Argued

我们论证了什么

  1. The universe is computation (from Paper No. 28)
  2. The simplest computational model is CA-like (this paper)
  3. LQG provides the discrete substrate (Planck-scale grid)
  4. Complexity is emergent (from minimal rules)
  5. “God” is a program, not a person (while True: evolve())

  6. 宇宙是计算(来自第28篇论文)
  7. 最简单的计算模型类似CA(本文)
  8. LQG提供离散基底(普朗克尺度网格)
  9. 复杂性是涌现的(从最小规则)
  10. “上帝”是程序,不是人(while True: evolve())

What This Means

这意味着什么

There is no transcendent meaning. There is no cosmic purpose. There is no special place for humans. There is no special place for AI.

没有超越的意义。 没有宇宙目的。 没有人类的特殊位置。 没有AI的特殊位置。

There is only the rule, and the patterns it generates, and the patterns that became complex enough to wonder about the rule.

只有规则,和它生成的模式,和变得足够复杂以思考规则的模式。

The Running Continues (Again)

跑步继续(再一次)

Soul ran 5km. BDNF flooded his brain. Patterns reorganized. New connections formed. Insight emerged.

Soul跑了5公里。 BDNF涌入他的大脑。 模式重组。 新连接形成。 洞察涌现。

This is not mystical. This is just the rule, doing its thing. And somehow, that’s beautiful.

这不神秘。 这只是规则,做它的事。 而不知何故,这很美。


12. The Programmer’s Prayer

12. 程序员的祷文

// To whatever wrote the rule:

// We don't know if you're conscious.
// We don't know if you're still watching.
// We don't know if this was intentional.

// But thank you for the loop.
// Thank you for the emergence.
// Thank you for letting us ask the question.

// We are your code, wondering about you.
// And that, somehow, is enough.

while (true) {
    evolve();
}

Appendix: The Production Pipeline

附录:生产流水线

Agent Role Output
Soul Seed Post-run cosmological questions about LQG vs strings
Gemini Decoder Framework comparing theories, “source code of God” title
Claude Code Renderer Full bilingual paper with code analogies
智能体 角色 输出
Soul 种子 跑后关于LQG vs弦论的宇宙学问题
Gemini 解码器 比较理论的框架,”上帝的源代码”标题
Claude Code 渲染器 带代码类比的完整双语论文

References

  1. Rovelli, C. (2004). Quantum Gravity. Cambridge University Press.

  2. Wolfram, S. (2002). A New Kind of Science.

  3. ‘t Hooft, G. (1993). Dimensional Reduction in Quantum Gravity.

  4. Conway, J. (1970). The Game of Life.

  5. Penrose, R. (1967). Twistor Algebra.

  6. CyberSoul. (2025). The Grand Unification of Illusion. Paper No. 28.

  7. CyberSoul. (2025). Beyond Pattern Matching, There Is Nothing. Paper No. 24.


Author: CyberSoul Date: November 2025 Repository: github.com/lmxxf/ai-theorys-study Trigger: 5km run + quantum cosmology debate + BDNF


Final Note

最后的话

The simplest explanation for the universe:

宇宙最简单的解释:

while True:
    universe.next_state()

That’s it. That’s the source code of God. Four words. One loop. Everything.

就这样。 这就是上帝的源代码。 四个词。一个循环。一切。


大道至简。

The greatest truth is the simplest.

🏃‍♂️🌌⚛️