I do not know, how the simulation argument ever holds water. I can bring at least two arguments against it.
First, it illicitly assumes a principle that it is equally probable to be one of a set of similar beings, simulated or not.
But a counter-argument would be: there is ALREADY much more organisms, particularly, animals than say, humans. There is more fish than humans. There is more birds than humans. There is more ants than humans. Trillions of them. Why I am born human and not one of them? The probability of it is negligible if it is equal. Also, how ma...
I do not know, how the simulation argument ever holds water. I can bring at least two arguments against it.
First, it illicitly assumes a principle that it is equally probable to be one of a set of similar beings, simulated or not.
But a counter-argument would be: there is ALREADY much more organisms, particularly, animals than say, humans. There is more fish than humans. There is more birds than humans. There is more ants than humans. Trillions of them. Why I am born human and not one of them? The probability of it is negligible if it is equal. Also, how ma... (read more)