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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 09 July 2015 06:56:29AM -1 points [-]

The point is, when people seriously ponder if we lived in a simulated universe but have nothing but scorn for religions, it is not so much rational as cultural. In a sci-fi geek subculture, simulation is cool, religions not.

I hesitate to mention this, but I believe there was a period where a crankish LWer or two was advocating religious belief on simulator-god grounds. I think it had more to do with intellectual hipsterism than anything.

Your culture point is also discussed in this Slate Star Codex post.

Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 10 July 2015 06:03:43PM *  1 point [-]

See here for an example of the crankish intellectual hipsterism being referred to. Also, we should be careful to distinguish theistic beliefs from religious ones.

Comment author: [deleted] 15 July 2015 02:57:05PM 0 points [-]

Theistic beliefs from religious practices then.

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