[extropy-chat] Atheists launch inquisition...

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Joseph Bloch <jbloch at humanenhancement.com> wrote: 
> And your appeal to the Simulation Argument, as if it were some
> panacea 
> to the question of the existence of god(s), seems quite incongruous. 
> Could you elaborate on why you think it points to proof of the
> existence of god(s)?

It is pretty clear and easy to understand: the Simulation Argument
states that the odds of being in a simulation universe are so much
greater than the odds of being in a non-simulated universe, that the
sentient inhabitants of any given universe must consider being in a
simulation universe to be the default assumption until and unless
proven otherwise.

Since the existence of a simulation universe implicates the existence
of a being running the simulation, i.e. the creator god of that
universe, is an obvious and logical result. It is irrational to assume
a simulation universe to exist without accepting the existence of a
being existing that created and is responsible for that universe.

The Simulation Argument is inherently Deist in its formulation.

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Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
Blog: http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=Sadomikeyism

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