How Quantum Physics, Religion, & NDEs are Linked By A Theory That’s Growing in Popularity. MIT Scientist Explains Simulation Theory.

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Mayim Bialik

Comedy, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

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🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Could Simulation Theory be the key to uniting science and spirituality once and for all? Dr. Rizwan Virk (MIT professor, video game pioneer, and bestselling author of The Simulation Hypothesis) joins Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown to explore whether we’re living inside a computer simulation and why this idea may be the most important breakthrough of our time. From bridging ancient spiritual wisdom with modern quantum physics, to explaining life’s glitches, suffering, and precognitive dreams, Dr. Virk unpacks why simulation theory could radically change the way we see reality. In this mind-bending podcast episode, Mayim & Jonathan dive into: - Why Rizwan Virk believes simulation theory is more spiritual than you think - The surprising connections between quantum physics, religion, and near-death experiences - The Virtual Reality moment that convinced Virk the simulation might be real - “Glitches in the Matrix” and the Mandela Effect - Are precognitive dreams & near-death experiences proof of the simulation? - Could aliens or future humans be running the simulation? - What’s beyond the simulation? Are we about to be unplugged? Whether you're spiritual, scientific, religious, or just simulation-curious, this is the rabbit hole you've been waiting for. Get ready to question everything on this week's MBB! Latest edition of Dr. Rizwan Virk's book, THE SIMULATION HYPOTHESIS: An MIT Computer Scientist Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video Game: https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/simulationhypothesis Dr. Rizwan Virk's Author Website (includes free downloads): www.zenentrepreneur.com Follow us on Substack for Exclusive Bonus Content: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bialikbreakdown.substack.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BialikBreakdown.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube.com/mayimbialik⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Is it possible that we would be able to build something so immersive that it was like the Matrix?
0:06.0	We might be in some kind of a simulated or false reality.
0:09.0	We started to research quantum physics, different religions.
0:12.0	Basically, we're inside something like a massively multiplayer online role-playing game.
0:17.0	Dr. Rizwanverk is a Silicon Valley entrepreneur,
0:20.0	video game pioneer, and best-selling author,
0:23.6	changing our understanding of how reality really works.
0:27.6	There's a lot of suffering in this world, financial situation, relationship issues, physical
0:31.6	health issues, emotional abuse.
0:32.6	It can be a comforting thought to think that we can get over this particular challenge.
0:37.8	And maybe even my player has had a hand in choosing this.
0:41.3	And that writer's room is coming up with, okay, what do we need to throw at this character
0:45.3	in order to get them to get to the storyline that we have planned out for the whole season?
0:49.3	When we're in the game, we're not aware that we're in the game.
0:53.3	In almost every tradition, there is this idea of forgetfulness that happens as you incarnate.
1:00.0	It's a really interesting way to talk about this idea of multiple timelines.
1:06.0	The Mandela effect, I used to just dismiss it as bad memory.
1:10.0	When you run a simulation, you often run it more than once.
1:13.6	And when you do, you change variables.
1:15.6	Small changes can cause big changes down the road or lots of little changes.
1:20.6	Long story short, this might be a video game.
1:23.6	The scientific community, they'll dismiss God, religion, NDE's aren't really real. And yet those of us who've talked to people who have had NEDA's, know that there's something there.
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