regular ET aliens don't belong in that argument
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They don't factor into the simulation hypothesis. I'm addressing the broader question of whether there's something bigger.
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Although ETs don't correlate with us, they say something about the Fermi Paradox / Great Filter.
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I see the Simulation Hypothesis as a subset of Great Filter anxiety. ;)
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gods, simulators are different categorically and require a theology because the premises are metaphysical, unfalsifiable
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Buyers of iPads can go on to build factories. :)
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But my argument isn't addressing creation—just the connection between various answers to the Great Filter.
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If I were addressing the creation part of the New God Argument or Simulation Hypothesis, I would have scoped it more narrowly
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Replying to @micahtredding @vgr
Also, I'm not operating with a category for 'supernatural'. To me, any greater being indicates something about our limits.
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It could be used to talk about relationship between humans and amoebas... theism is mainly metaphysical about categories
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Replying to @vgr @micahtredding
If I didn't know you and trust your good faith here, I'd suspect an attempt to sneak theistic evangelism into atheistic frame
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Yeah, I appreciate the trust, and I'm interested in clear (and non-offensive) communication.
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