I believe that is correct, except that in that case simulation is just a synonym for reality, at which point it becomes a semantic difference. Hindus talk abou

I believe that is correct, except that in that case simulation is just a synonym for reality, at which point it becomes a semantic difference. Hindus talk about Maya, and how reality is an illusion, so in some sense this isn't new in religion. It is also why Simulation Hypothesis (as I should have referred to it) has been criticized as a techno-religion, along with a super AI being and all that.