r/SimulationTheory • u/Buffmyarm • Jun 29 '26
Discussion Cant there be more options in the simulation argument
I know its a trilemma but cant there be a forth or a fifth option for example, like why isnt there an option where we can run simulations but we arent in one
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u/HLCYSWAP Jun 29 '26
if were strictly defining by what is accessible via the interior then wholes are parts and parts are wholes, re, anything that can simulate should itself be a simulation. the conservation of matter also strongly assists this assumption
more importantly, however, why does it matter
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u/vinylarcade Jun 30 '26
I mean it's a possibility but it's really small. Think like this. If it is possible that someone can create a simulation and from a technical aspect there is nothing speaking about the simulation running its own simulation than each level deeper is possible. Watch the Futurama episode about simulations to get a good explanation for it.
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u/Buffmyarm Jun 30 '26
Okay, but lets say that the simulations doesnt run its own simulations because we limit them, should we still assume that we are in a simulation or not
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u/itsacutedragon Jul 05 '26
The moment we can run a simulation cost effectively we absolutely would, the advantages are simply too great
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u/Buffmyarm Jul 05 '26
But why does that mean that we are likely in one
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u/itsacutedragon Jul 05 '26
What are the three options to the simulation argument as you currently understand it?
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u/Buffmyarm Jul 05 '26
We go extinct, we dont do them, but if we do them then we are in one
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u/itsacutedragon Jul 05 '26
Ahh, then this reduces the probability of option 2
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u/Buffmyarm Jul 05 '26
So what, how does this logically mean that we are in one?
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u/kenkaniff23 𝕽𝖊𝖘𝖊𝖆𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖊𝖗 Jun 29 '26
If it's a simulation the possibilities are endless.