and Bostrom’s simulation hypothesis and Pascal’s wager, all subject to the validity threat “What alternative explanations are there?” and “How can I be wrong?”. All of these thought experiments are unfalsifiable. They can all be explained with different theories. They all rely on circular reasoning. They all anthropomorphize entities that maybe don’t resemble humans at all. They all fall for the mind projection fallacy. They all are prey to selection bias, because they cherry-pick scenarios among countless alternatives.
and Bostrom’s simulation hypothesis and Pascal’s wager, all subject to the validity threat “What alternative explanations are there?” and “How can I be wrong?”. All of these thought experiments are unfalsifiable. They can all be explained with different theories. They all rely on circular reasoning. They all anthropomorphize entities that maybe don’t resemble humans at all. They all fall for the mind projection fallacy. They all are prey to selection bias, because they cherry-pick scenarios among countless alternatives.