#175 - Dr Melvin Vopson - If You Hack The Code Of Reality, You Become God

#175 - Dr Melvin Vopson - If You Hack The Code Of Reality, You Become God

From The Peter McCormack Show by Peter McCormack

May 14, 2026 · 1h 23m

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Dr Melvin Vopson discusses the implications of information physics and simulation theory with Peter McCormack.

Physicist Professor Melvin Vopson joins Peter McCormack to discuss information physics, simulation theory, AI, digital life, consciousness, God, free will, and death. Melvin argues that the universe may be governed by information and computation, and that recent advances in brain emulation could force us to confront one of the strangest questions imaginable: if a brain is loaded into a simulation, what exactly wakes up? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 — If You Hack the Simulation, You Control the Universe! 00:01:25 — Why Does Life Feel Artificial? 00:03:26 — Are We Living in a Simulation? 00:05:45 — What Is Information Physics? 00:10:09 — Information as the Fifth State of Matter 00:11:18 — John Wheeler and “It from Bit” 00:13:33 — Is DNA Just Information? 00:16:08 — Who Created the Creator? 00:19:47 — How Would Mario Prove He’s Inside the Game? 00:25:46 — Does the Universe Optimise Itself? 00:29:35 — Is Symmetry a Form of Compression? 00:30:40 — GTA, Rendering, and Computational Reality 00:32:37 — Error-Correcting Code in Physics 00:37:30 — Could Information Explain Dark Matter? 00:40:24 — If…

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