Hmmm, but I am not saying that the benevolent simulators hypothesis is false and that I just choose to believe in it because it brings a positive effect. Rather opposite—I think that benevolent simulators are highly likely (more than 50% chance). So it is not a method “to believe in things which are known to be false”. It is rather an argument why they are likely to be true (of course, I may be wrong somewhere in this argument, so if you find an error, I will appreciate it).
In general, I don’t think people here want to believe false things.
Hmmm, but I am not saying that the benevolent simulators hypothesis is false and that I just choose to believe in it because it brings a positive effect. Rather opposite—I think that benevolent simulators are highly likely (more than 50% chance). So it is not a method “to believe in things which are known to be false”. It is rather an argument why they are likely to be true (of course, I may be wrong somewhere in this argument, so if you find an error, I will appreciate it).
In general, I don’t think people here want to believe false things.