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Comment author: Lumifer 24 April 2015 02:56:45PM 1 point [-]

If we live in a simulation, that means that all the suffering in the world is there on purpose.

This is commonly known as theodicy.

Comment author: Diadem 24 April 2015 03:11:28PM 0 points [-]

Well yes. I wasn't claiming that "why is there suffering" is a new question. Just that I haven't seen it applied to the simulation hypothesis before (if it has been discussed before, I'd be interested in links).

And religion can't really answer this question. All they can do is dodge it with non-answers like "God's ways are unknowable". Non-answers like that become even more unsatisfactory when you replace 'God' with 'future humans'.

Comment author: Lumifer 24 April 2015 03:46:58PM *  0 points [-]

Just that I haven't seen it applied to the simulation hypothesis before

Well, the simulation hypothesis is essentially equivalent to saying our world was made by God the Creator so a lot of standard theology is applicable X-)

And religion can't really answer this question.

What, do you think, can really answer this question?

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