[scotty79]

Basically it's a question of whether math exists. If it exists then the states of the simulation exist and look like reality "from the inside".

I really like Iain M. Banks moral argument against universe being simulated. No intelligence capable of simulating it would be immoral enough to create something so horrible. Unless they are a total bastard. So it's not a 100%.

[psunavy03]

> No intelligence capable of simulating it would be immoral enough to create something so horrible.

Based on what just the human race has demonstrated across history, this claim is arguable at best.

[scotty79]

Humanity gets more benign as history progresses. This general trend is momentarily reversed from time to time by recent technological developments but still stands.

[e_y_]

In science fiction it's common to have species that are so far advanced that humans are like ants to them. For all we know, our reality could be a petri dish sitting under the couch of an alien dorm room.

[Andrex]

By whose standards is it horrible?

What if the intelligence doesn't even know we're here? Or that we are (or believe ourselves to be) conscious?

Do you feel guilty playing The Sims?

[scotty79]

Never heard about player feeling guilty about immoral action they performed in a game?