What do physicists mean when they say we may be living in a holographic universe?

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Can someone explain the holographic universe theory to me in the dumbest way possible? My mind can’t grasp what it means.

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You know the holodeck from star trek? Forget it.  That has nothing to do with this.

A hologram is a 3d image stored on a 2d surface.  Theoretically, it doesn’t have to be just an image.  It’s possible (by which I mean it hasn’t been disproven) that you can store an entire 3d object on a 2d surface.  Specifically, on the surface of a black hole.  So theoretically, the entire observable 3d universe might be stored on a massive 2d surface.  

This has no application to your life whatsoever.  

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