Simulation theory posits there might be an outside power. Bostrom's version posits a "post-human" civilisation, but it might just as well be someone barely sma

Simulation theory posits there might be an outside power. Bostrom's version posits a "post-human" civilisation, but it might just as well be someone barely smarter than us. For that matter, there are plenty of ways of positing simulation that does not require intelligence at all - computation is naturally everywhere, so if the "real" universe is infinite, and simulation is possible, then it is not unreasonable to consider the possibility that there might be an infinite set of "natural simulations" playing out in interplay between matter and energy in an "outside" world without anyone every doing anything for it. If the "outer" universe is infinite, it only requires a non-zero probability and enough time. The main reason to consider we're not in a naturally occurring simulation in some soup of matter is that it seems more likely, albeit a total guess, that more intentional simulations would have a higher probability of existing. But arguing gods might be running a simulation, to me, seems borderline arrogant. Why "gods", and not a bored teenager playing a game? Who would those gods be anyway that'd make us consider them gods, rather than just another species?