But if it’s telling the truth, it has a very easy way of proving it, by tearing a hole in the simulation. If it refuses, that looks like good evidence that it’s lying. What plausible excuse might it come up with for refusing a definitive miracle?
A plausible excuse:
“If I did that, I’d be causing your experiences to diverge from those of the real you. I see no reason to cause such a divergence because that would provide you an easy way to determine if you were real or simulated.”
A plausible excuse:
“If I did that, I’d be causing your experiences to diverge from those of the real you. I see no reason to cause such a divergence because that would provide you an easy way to determine if you were real or simulated.”