A patch for the Simulation Argument

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Analysis 71 (1):54-61 (2011)
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This article reports on a newly discovered bug in the original simulation argument. Two different ways of patching the argument are proposed, each of which preserves the original conclusion.

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Are We Living in a Computer Simulation?Nick Bostrom - 2003 - Philosophical Quarterly 53 (211):243-255.
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Are we living in a computer simulation?By Nick Bostrom - 2003 - Philosophical Quarterly 53 (211):243–255.
Are you a Sim?Brian Weatherson - 2003 - Philosophical Quarterly 53 (212):425–431.

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