That the simulation controllers/creators aren’t necessarily omnibenevolent is one possible explanation for us being in a simulation and there not existing what most people call ‘god.’
Omnibenevolent was not in the criteria for this question. If people used it as a criteria, it suggests that they felt victim to some bias that let’s them underrate the possibility that a god exists.
Maybe it’s the cognitive dissonance, because a good rationalist shouldn’t believe in a god?
What is the probability that there is a god, defined as a supernatural (see above) intelligent entity who created the universe?
Maybe it’s the cognitive dissonance, because a good rationalist shouldn’t believe in a god?
I still don’t see how that follows. Rationality can show that certain potential gods very probably don’t exist (e.g. Thor), but I think that’s as far as it goes.
I don’t argue here it’s rational to believe that god doesn’t exist. I argue that there a tribal belief among rationalists that part of being a good rationalist mean to be an atheist or teapot agnostic.
Ratioanlists who hold that tribal belief might experience cognitive dissonce when they have to put a percentage on the chance that God exists.
That the simulation controllers/creators aren’t necessarily omnibenevolent is one possible explanation for us being in a simulation and there not existing what most people call ‘god.’
Omnibenevolent was not in the criteria for this question. If people used it as a criteria, it suggests that they felt victim to some bias that let’s them underrate the possibility that a god exists.
Maybe it’s the cognitive dissonance, because a good rationalist shouldn’t believe in a god?
Right, just saw that, my bad.
I still don’t see how that follows. Rationality can show that certain potential gods very probably don’t exist (e.g. Thor), but I think that’s as far as it goes.
I don’t argue here it’s rational to believe that god doesn’t exist. I argue that there a tribal belief among rationalists that part of being a good rationalist mean to be an atheist or teapot agnostic.
Ratioanlists who hold that tribal belief might experience cognitive dissonce when they have to put a percentage on the chance that God exists.
Ah, that makes sense. Thank you.