Are We Living in a Simulation? Why It Doesn’t Change the Beauty of Love and Life

✨Some scientists say our universe might be a computer simulation, like an unimaginably advanced version of The Sims. At first glance, that idea sounds wild, maybe even unsettling. But the more I think about it—and the more I reflect on my own life—the more I realize: whether we’re living in “base reality” or in some grand simulation, it doesn’t change the fact that life is beautiful, love is real, and the choices we make every day matter.

💻 The Simulation Hypothesis, simply put

The Simulation Hypothesis suggests that our universe—and everything in it—could be part of a sophisticated computer program created by a future civilization. Philosopher Nick Bostrom famously argued that if technology keeps advancing, civilizations may someday run countless simulations of entire worlds. If that’s true, then statistically, it’s more likely we’re living in one of those simulations than in the original “real” universe.

It’s a thought experiment that makes you pause. Could it be?

🧠 My lived experience with the mind’s power

Whether or not we’re in a simulation, I know this much: our minds are mighty.

When I had cancer, through the surgeries, chemo, and challenges, I believed—truly believed—that I had control over whether I was going to survive and go on to live a full, active, healthy life. That belief wasn’t naïve; it was my fuel.

Then came Type 1 diabetes. Some of my T1D friends manage every walk, every meal, every number with hyper-vigilance. That works for them. For me, I’ve learned to live with it without letting it dominate my life. I’ve gone on six-mile walks starting with a blood sugar of 70, eaten a banana, and never thought twice about it. My A1C is good, my life is rich, and my attitude allows me to forget half the time that I even have diabetes.

I choose to believe I am healthier and more blessed than most, and I think that belief helps make it true.

🌌 The magnetism of thought

Have you ever thought of someone you haven’t seen in years, and suddenly they call, or you bump into them? I don’t think that’s coincidence. I believe we put off magnetic energy—that there’s something inside us that works like a computer, broadcasting signals and drawing things back in.

In that sense, the Simulation Hypothesis doesn’t feel so far-fetched. On some level, maybe we are wired, and maybe our thoughts really do influence the code around us.

🔮 Parallel universes and mirrored lives

Here’s another thought that’s been tugging at me. What if our world isn’t the simulation at all? What if this is reality—and somewhere else, in a parallel or alternate universe, our lives are being mirrored as simulations? Maybe the most interesting or energetic lives are “studied,” replicated, and played out in another dimension.

It sounds fantastical, but when I think open-mindedly, I believe anything is possible until it’s proven otherwise. Scientists already talk about parallel universes, multiverse theory, and even the possibility of simulations nested within simulations. So why not this?

And maybe that explains something about suffering. Maybe our lives here—real, raw, full of both joy and heartbreak—are what make the simulations so compelling, so worthy of mirroring. Maybe our energy, especially when it’s strong and magnetic, radiates in ways that ripple far beyond this world.

I’ve experienced this in my own life. I believe in manifestation—I’ve thought of people, and suddenly they’ve reappeared. I’ve focused on certain dreams and watched them unfold, almost as if called into being. And yes, some dreams never arrived, no matter how much I willed them. Maybe those weren’t meant for this version of me. Or perhaps they exist in another version of my story, playing out in a mirrored universe I’ll never touch. That thought feels wildly romantic to me—and it makes me wonder: could that be where our dreams come from, or what dreams are made of? If nothing else, it’s a beautiful possibility to ponder.

Either way, it makes me believe even more deeply in the power of thought, of energy, and of love.

💛 What it means for love

If we are in a simulation, I hope my “player” is planning to bring me the love I long for—the partner who wakes up beside me every morning and chooses me, just as I choose him. But even if this isn’t a simulation—if it’s God, as I believe, or simply the miraculous physics of the universe—the truth is the same: life is still beautiful, and love is still the most powerful force there is.

Whether we’re written into code, breathed into being by God, or born from stardust, the fact that we can love, laugh, dream, and connect is extraordinary.

🌟 My takeaway

I don’t need to decide today whether the Simulation Hypothesis—or some parallel mirrored universe—is “true.” What I know is that keeping an open mind makes life richer. Closed-mindedness shuts doors; wonder and curiosity open them wide.

And so I live with gratitude. I live with joy. I live with resilience. And above all, I live with love.

If this is a simulation, then I thank the programmer. If it’s God, then I thank Him. Either way, I am blessed with a rich and amazing life—and that is more than enough.

💛 Honey

🌠 Further Reading & Resources

• Nick Bostrom’s “Are You Living in a Computer Simulation?” (Oxford University)

  
  

• Scientific American: Do We Live in a Simulation?

  
  

• PBS Space Time: The Multiverse Explained (YouTube)

  
  

• NASA: Are We Alone

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