The Simulation Argument and the Self-Indication Assumption
Franceschi, Paul (2008) The Simulation Argument and the Self-Indication Assumption.
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Abstract
I present in this paper a line of refutation of the Simulation Argument. I recall first Bostrom's Simulation Argument. I draw then a comparison between the Emerald Case and the core analogy underlying the Simulation Argument. I also discuss the justification of the Self-Indication Assumption and its relationship with the Simulation Argument. I show lastly that the Simulation Argument is a disguised reformulation of an application of an extended form of the Self-Indication Assumption to the situation related to the Simulation Argument.
| Keywords: | Simulation argument, urn analogy, Self-Indication Assumption |
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| Subjects: | General Issues: Thought Experiments |
| ID Code: | 4137 |
| Deposited By: | Franceschi, Paul |
| Deposited On: | 25 July 2008 |