Well, no. [ He says, a little impatiently. Tony's got the current monopoly on god-like patience in this conversation. ] Because it's not physical. It doesn't have to be. If it's capable of sending all the right signals to the brain telling it that it's physical, that's enough. Sight, taste, smell, all of it. It's just data.

[ But that was a counterpoint, not the question. The question is disproving it. It's a great question, and the fight's grudgingly drained from his voice when he answers, which is passive aggressive for 'you have a point'. ]

I don't know how to disprove it. When I was in the Framework, I thought it was real. Even when I was confronted with data that didn't make sense. Which means it doesn't matter, because it's impossible to break the simulation from inside of it.

[ If it's not true, there'd be no proof of it. If it is, there'd still be no proof. ]

And because paranoia's not a solid basis for a theory.