Yeah, it is hard to ELI5. I share this belief because I am programming since childhood, have a CS degree and studied quantum physics, astrophysics and cosmology with Coursera, Brilliant, etc. The clash with traditional science is that Wolfram's theory cannot be falsified (proved wrong or correct) with an experiment. Kind of like a religion.
I'll start by going through the Sabine video he recommends then. Nothing better than some dry German humor to talk about hidden variables in Bell's inequalities ;)
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that's a course on Brilliant. you have the first month free. I finished 4 courses in that time period, highly recommend: Introduction to Linear Algebra Quantum Mechanics with Sabine Quantum Objects Quantum Computing
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Autodidact!
Explain to me like I am a Nobel prize winner for peace
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basic idea is that applying simple rules over and over can create systems of infinite complexity
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A paradox?
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why? an observation
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Simple rules and infinite complexity
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