Can anyone exhibit an actual theist who says that a Matrix Lord composed of non-mental, non-mysterious parts counts as a God? So far as I know this position is held solely by people who want to mock the Simulation Hypothesis.
I hold it in order to mock theism.
Physicalist reductionism is such a fundamental part of my belief system that I think charity requires that theism be interpreted as the SH. I appeal to the popular perception of the absurdity of the SH in order to undermine professions of belief in theism.
Most people seem to believe that it’s absurd to suppose we’re living in the Matrix; I point out that theism is not significantly different from this.
According to my informal experiments with presenting the SA to friends, the absurdity reaction is highly sensitive to framing-effects and especially the particular sequence in which I present the premises.
I hold it in order to mock theism.
Physicalist reductionism is such a fundamental part of my belief system that I think charity requires that theism be interpreted as the SH. I appeal to the popular perception of the absurdity of the SH in order to undermine professions of belief in theism.
How (do you use it to mock/undermine theism)?
Cool. I should have specified ‘I’m intrigued; can you move down a level of specificity (as to how)?’
Most people seem to believe that it’s absurd to suppose we’re living in the Matrix; I point out that theism is not significantly different from this.
According to my informal experiments with presenting the SA to friends, the absurdity reaction is highly sensitive to framing-effects and especially the particular sequence in which I present the premises.