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Nothing says that our computers can't eventually operate on the same principles as the universe.
Yeah it seems more than likely that we will be able to make a universe in a computer and plug ourselves in one day. Which for me proves that it's possible that we already live in a simulated universe. Not likely or unlikely, but not impossible.
It does seem like the eventual destination of any civilization to plug themselves into a simulation. Seeing that the universe expands at the speed of light, with our current understanding of physics and tech, we just simply wouldn't be able to expand as quickly as the universe did. So, we'd always be trapped in this bubble and unable to reach any further.
Why bother with all that trouble when you can be essentially gods in your own virtual reality simulation? You can have any life that you could possibly want in there if it was advanced enough.