The Simulation Argument is just taking a more general intuition that is also behind the Fermi paradox to its full limit. This intuition that Mankind is a grain

The Simulation Argument is just taking a more general intuition that is also behind the Fermi paradox to its full limit. This intuition that Mankind is a grain of sand in much greater goings on, is one of the key dogmas is modern scientism; probably best personified by patron saint Sagan. We laugh now at the 19th century man unable to accept that "man evolved from a monkey", but his case more charitably stated is the reluctance to give up the dignity of being made in his creator's image. Likewise, I think people who build the 21st century secular myths are setting themselves up to be "disappointed" by the actual data when comes in barren in the next two centuries - telescopes that can measure exo-planet atmospheres basically confirm or deny. I'm not taking either side, but if the "fact" turns out to be that we are alone, not anybody's simulation, not part of multi-verse, etc, this seems to be reality that modern scientism would have the most problem accepting.