It's very difficult to imagine that anyone ever took seriously the idea that the universe was a computer simulation. It feels much more like the kind of argumen

It's very difficult to imagine that anyone ever took seriously the idea that the universe was a computer simulation. It feels much more like the kind of argument you here from an arrogant student in a philosophy class. They argue _for_ eugenics, not because they actually support eugenics, but because they're confident in their ability to out-argue their classmates.