If Diane created a complete simulation and then separately created a program to observe that simulation at certain points in time, then doesn't it follow that the entire universe from Big Bang to Big Crunch was already calculated and executed?
In that case, turning the simulation off would do nothing from the perspective of the people within it, because every simulation has already been played out to completion. All they would be turning off is the ability to observe what the simulation looked like at specific points in time.
In that case, turning the simulation off would do nothing from the perspective of the people within it, because every simulation has already been played out to completion. All they would be turning off is the ability to observe what the simulation looked like at specific points in time.