I don't understand the Bayesian argument that we live in a simulation. It takes fewer resources to build a computer than to simulate one.
This is discussed in Section III of Bostrom's article: http://www.simulation-argument.com/simulation.html
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Hmm, I don't see how this really addresses it, but I'll think more about it...
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It addresses it by arguing that one physical planet can simulate many subjective planets by leaving out unneeded details.
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