Response to Sabine Hossenfelder’s Commentary on Vopson’s Paper: Is gravity evidence of a computational universe?

AIP Advances 15, 045035 (2025) https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0264945

Abstract

On April 25, 2025, Melvin M. Vopson published a theoretical study proposing a novel derivation of Newtonian gravity [1] from information-theoretic principles, through the lens of the second law of infodynamics [2,3]. Shortly thereafter, on May 28, Sabine Hossenfelder released a video commentary critiquing the paper [4]. For maximum transparency, we extracted the full transcript of her video and we included it for our readers in the Appendix of this article. In her video, Sabine Hossenfelder criticizes Vopson’s article, suggesting that it contains mathematical errors, contradicts established principles like entropy, and misinterprets the concept of information. She concludes that the paper ”makes no sense at all” and ”shouldn’t have been published.” While constructive critique is essential for scientific progress, we must hold it to the same standards of specificity and rigor that we expect of published papers. Hossenfelder’s video provides no explicit mathematical rebuttal, specific citations, or reproducible counter-examples beyond verbal critiques and high-level subjective objections. In this report, we address the key issues she raises and offer detailed responses grounded in the content and logic of the original paper.