There’s proof that we are living in a simulation! (ft. MIT Scientist)

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

September 28, 2026

Duration

59m

Channel

My First Million

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

*(Free) MFM's business resources shared by the best:* https://clickhubspot.com/wx5i Episode 866: Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) talks to MIT Scientist about whether or not we’re living in a simulation. — Show Notes: (0:00) Are We Living in a Simulation? (8:30) Ancient Religions Already Believed This (14:40) AI Agents Are Getting Weird (28:40) Quantum Physics & the Simulation Theory (40:50) Aliens, UFOs & Glitches in the Matrix (51:30) Dreams, Past Lives & DMT (55:00) How Simulation Theory Changes How You Live — Links:

• The Simulation Hypothesis by Rizwan Virk - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/774523/the-simulation-hypothesis-by-rizwan-virk/
• Zen Entrepreneurship by Rizwan Virk - https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Rizwan_Virk_Zen_Entrepreneurship?id=CE9zEAAAQBAJ
• The Zen Entrepreneur and the Dream by Rizwan Virk - https://www.zenentrepreneur.com/
• Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda - https://yogananda.org/autobiography-of-a-yogi
• Are You Living in a Computer Simulation? by Nick Bostrom - https://nickbostrom.com/
• Second Life - https://www.secondlife.com/
• SETI Institute - https://www.seti.org/
• Project Blue Book Archives - https://www.archives.gov/research/military/air-force/ufos

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🎤 SPEAKERS

• Shaan Puri

  host

  Co-host of the My First Million podcast and entrepreneur/investor.

• Rizwan Virk

  guest

  MIT-trained computer scientist, video-game entrepreneur, and author focused on simulation theory and consciousness.

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of My First Million, featuring Shaan Puri and Rizwan Virk, There’s proof that we are living in a simulation! (ft. MIT Scientist) explores simulation theory through AI agents, quantum effects, religion, and UFOs Simulation theory is defined as the idea that the physical world is actually a computed virtual reality, with The Matrix used as the most familiar reference point.

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