I'm visualizing "lattice" the way latitudes and longitudes delineate Earth into a lattice. Except we live on a 2-sphere, which is the surface of a ball - the 3d projection of a circle.
First, some background. The problem with all simulations is that the laws of physics, which appear continuous, have to be superimposed onto a discrete three dimensional lattice which advances in steps of time.
What if the lattice revealed is a 4-sphere or 6-sphere? What would that tell us?
Only if you assume there's an inherent connection between the simulation and reality. I've written and run Conway's Life before, but because it was fun, not because it was an accurate simulation of reality.
In a world that has virtually unlimited computational power, who's to say there wasn't some teenager who got bored on the weekend and said "hey, what if I ran Simulation.app for 10 billion years of simulated time, but with only 4 fundamental forces, and 3 dimensions of space"?
First, some background. The problem with all simulations is that the laws of physics, which appear continuous, have to be superimposed onto a discrete three dimensional lattice which advances in steps of time.
What if the lattice revealed is a 4-sphere or 6-sphere? What would that tell us?
Edit: rewrote to address parent post...